WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 158D

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 158D

158D .         Retraining criteria, disputes as to

        (1)         If there is not agreement between a worker and the worker’s employer that the worker satisfies all of the retraining criteria, the worker may apply to have the question as to whether the worker satisfies all of the retraining criteria determined by an arbitrator.

        (2)         An arbitrator to whom an application to determine a question is made under subsection (1) is to refer the question for assessment by a specialised retraining assessment panel in accordance with section 146V.

        (3)         If an assessment is made that the worker is suitable to participate in a specialised retraining program, the arbitrator may order the employer to pay all or any of the costs or expenses connected with the dispute, including expenses connected with the referral to a specialised retraining assessment panel.

        [Section 158D inserted: No. 42 of 2004 s. 119.]