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RETURN TO WORK ACT 2014 - SECT 115

RETURN TO WORK ACT 2014 - SECT 115

115—Powers of Tribunal on application

        (1)         On an application for expedited determination of a matter, the Tribunal may—

            (aa)         in the case of an application for an assessment of whole person impairment under Part 2 Division 5—give directions the Tribunal considers necessary to expedite the assessment; or

            (a)         give directions the Tribunal considers necessary to expedite the determination of the matter; or

            (b)         decide the matter itself.

        (2)         A person to whom a direction is given by the Tribunal under subsection (1) must comply with the direction.

Maximum penalty: $10 000.

        (3)         Prosecution of non-compliance as an offence does not prejudice enforcement of the direction in other ways.

        (4)         If the Tribunal decides a claim under this section, the decision is to be treated as a decision of the relevant compensating authority.