WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 155D
WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 155D
155D . Insurers’ duties
(1) An insurer must
take such action as is prescribed by the regulations in relation to making
each employer who is insured by the insurer aware of the employer’s
obligations under sections 155B and 155C(1) and (3).
(2) If an insured
employer requests the insurer to assist the employer to comply with any of the
employer’s obligations under section 155B or 155C(1) or (3), the insurer
must take such action as is reasonable —
(a) to
assist the employer to comply with the employer’s obligations that are
the subject of the employer’s request; and
(b) to
ensure that the employer complies with the employer’s obligations that
are the subject of the employer’s request.
(3) If an insured
employer requests the insurer to discharge the employer’s obligations
under section 155C(1) or (3) on behalf of the employer, the insurer must take
such action as is reasonable —
(a) to
discharge the employer’s obligations that are the subject of the
employer’s request; and
(b) to
comply with the employer’s obligations that are the subject of the
employer’s request,
within such time as is
reasonable in the circumstances.
Penalty applicable to subsection (3): $2 000.
[Section 155D inserted: No. 42 of 2004 s. 118.]