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.]