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WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 174AC

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 174AC

174AC .         WorkCover WA’s rights of indemnity and subrogation

                If WorkCover WA has paid, or is liable to pay, from the General Account an amount as compensation or damages for which an employer is liable, WorkCover WA is subrogated to —

            (a)         any right of the employer to indemnity from an insurer in respect of that payment; and

            (b)         any right of the employer and any insurer of the employer to recover any amount from any other person in respect of that payment (had the payment been made by the employer or insurer), whether the right arises by way of liability for contribution, apportionment of liability or otherwise.

        [Section 174AC inserted: No. 31 of 2011 s. 116.]