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WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 577 Audit of wages and contracts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 577

Audit of wages and contracts

577 Audit of wages and contracts

(1) The Regulator may engage the services of a person (an
"authorised auditor" ) who, in the Regulator’s opinion, has appropriate qualifications and experience to carry out an audit of—
(a) wages paid by or on behalf of a self-insurer to, or on account of, workers employed by the self-insurer; and
(b) contracts let by or on behalf of a self-insurer for performance of work.
(2) WorkCover may engage the services of a person (also an
"authorised auditor" ) who, in WorkCover’s opinion, has appropriate qualifications and experience to carry out an audit of—
(a) wages paid by or on behalf of an employer to, or on account of, workers employed by the employer; and
(b) contracts let by or on behalf of an employer for performance of work.
(3) For conducting an audit, an authorised auditor is entitled, at all reasonable times, to full and free access to the documents prescribed under a regulation for section 532D (1) that—
(a) are relevant to the audit; and
(b) belong to, are in the custody of, or are under the control of, the employer.