WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 182ZQ

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 182ZQ

182ZQ .         Arbitrators, designation of etc.

        (1)         The chief executive officer may designate a person who is an officer of WorkCover WA as an arbitrator.

        (2)         The chief executive officer may exercise the powers of an employing authority under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 100 to engage a person to be an arbitrator on a sessional basis.

        (3)         A person cannot be designated or engaged under this section unless the person is a legal practitioner.

        (4)         The number of persons designated or engaged under this section is to be determined by the chief executive officer having regard to the object of this Part.

        (5)         Arbitrators are not subject to the management or direction of the chief executive officer or the Registrar as to any decision to be made, or discretion to be exercised, in relation to a particular dispute.

        [Section 182ZQ inserted: No. 31 of 2011 s. 6.]