WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 182L
WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 182L
182L . Suspending and reducing weekly payments, conciliation officers’ powers for etc.
(1) This section
applies in relation to the employer and worker who are parties to the dispute
in a case where weekly payments are being made otherwise than by direction
under section 182K.
(2) The conciliation
officer may direct that weekly payments of compensation are to be suspended or
reduced if the conciliation officer considers that it would be reasonable to
expect that the resolution or determination of the dispute under this Part
would result in the payments being suspended or reduced.
(3) The conciliation
officer is not to direct the suspension or reduction of weekly payments
—
(a) for
a period that exceeds 12 weeks; or
(b) if 2
or more directions are given: for periods the aggregate of which exceeds 12
weeks.
(4) The conciliation
officer, or another conciliation officer, may, by further direction, amend,
suspend or revoke a direction previously given under subsection (2) or this
subsection.
(5) When a direction
suspending weekly payments is revoked —
(a) the
obligation to make weekly payments recommences from the date on which the
suspension is revoked; and
(b) the
worker is to be paid the weekly payments that were not paid during the period
of suspension unless the conciliation officer directs otherwise.
(6) When a direction
reducing weekly payments is revoked —
(a) the
obligation to make weekly payments as if the direction had not been made
recommences from the date on which the direction is revoked; and
(b) the
worker is to be paid any amount of weekly payments to which the worker would
have been entitled if the direction had not been made unless the conciliation
officer directs otherwise.
[Section 182L inserted: No. 31 of 2011 s. 6.]