Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts75A. Employer to assist injured worker to find suitable employment
(1) An employer liable under this Part to compensate an injured worker shall -
(a) take all reasonable steps to provide the injured worker with suitable employment; and
(b) so far as is practicable, participate in efforts to retrain the worker.
Penalty: In the case of a body corporate - $3,000.
In the case of a natural person - $1000 or imprisonment for 3 months.
Default penalty: In the case of a body corporate -$500.
In the case of a natural person - $50.
(2) Where an employer liable under this Part to compensate an injured worker is unable to provide the worker with suitable employment in accordance with subsection (1)(a), the employer must refer the worker to an alternative employer incentive scheme developed by the Authority.
Penalty: In the case of a body corporate - $3,000.
In the case of a natural person - $1000 or imprisonment for 3 months.
Default penalty: In the case of a body corporate -$500.
In the case of a natural person - $50.
(3) Where an injured worker for whose injury an employer is liable under this Part is employed by another employer under an alternative employer incentive scheme referred to in subsection (1), the first employer is liable to compensate the injured worker for any aggravation, acceleration or exacerbation of the injury that occurs within one year after the worker commences employment with the other employer.