WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1986 - SECT 99F
This legislation has been repealed.
WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1986 - SECT 99F
(1) If the WorkCover
Ombudsman has reason to believe that a person is capable of providing
information or producing a document relevant to a matter under consideration
by the WorkCover Ombudsman, the WorkCover Ombudsman may, by notice in writing
provided to the person, require the person to do 1 or more of the following:
(a) to
provide that information to the WorkCover Ombudsman in writing signed by that
person or, in the case of a body corporate, by an officer of the body
corporate;
(b) to
produce that document to the WorkCover Ombudsman;
(c) to
attend before a person specified in the notice and answer questions or produce
documents relevant to the matter.
(2) A notice under subsection (1)
is to specify the period within which, or the time, day and place at which,
the person is required to provide the information or document, or to attend.
(3) A notice under subsection (1)
must provide a period of time for compliance with a requirement under that
subsection that has been determined by the WorkCover Ombudsman to be
reasonable in the circumstances.
(4) A person must
comply with a requirement under subsection (1)
.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
(5) If a document is
produced in accordance with a requirement under this section, the WorkCover
Ombudsman or other appropriate person may take possession of, make copies of,
or take extracts from, the document.