WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1986 - SECT 97B

This legislation has been repealed.

WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1986 - SECT 97B

97B—Powers of Tribunal on application

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

            (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: $5 000.

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

        (3)         If the Tribunal decides a claim under this section, the decision—

            (a)         is to be treated as a decision of the relevant compensating authority; and

            (b)         is a reviewable decision.