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WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1998 - SECT 75 Report about delays and the incurring of unreasonable costs by insurers

WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1998 - SECT 75

Report about delays and the incurring of unreasonable costs by insurers

75 Report about delays and the incurring of unreasonable costs by insurers

(cf former s 94B)

(1) A member of the Commission may make a report to the Authority on--
(a) delays by insurers in dealing with claims under this Act, and
(b) cases of the unreasonable cessation of weekly payments of compensation to injured workers by insurers, and
(c) cases of unreasonable interference by insurers in the medical treatment of injured workers, and
(d) cases of insurers being responsible for costs in proceedings before the Commission being unreasonably incurred, as provided by section 115, and
(e) cases of insurers making unreasonable determinations as to the kind of work that is suitable for an injured worker.
(2) The Authority may take such action as it considers appropriate on the basis of any such report.