WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 3

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 3

3 .         Purposes

                The purposes of this Act are —

            (a)         to establish a workers’ compensation scheme for Western Australia dealing with —

                  (i)         compensation payable to or in respect of workers who suffer an injury; and

                  (ii)         the management of workers’ injuries in a manner directed at enabling injured workers to return to work; and

                  (iii)         specialised retraining programs for injured workers; and

                  (iv)         ancillary and related matters;

                and

            (b)         to establish WorkCover WA to oversee the operation of the workers’ compensation scheme; and

            (c)         to provide for the resolution of disputes under this Act; and

            (d)         to make provision for the hearing and determination by the dispute resolution authorities of disputes between parties involved in workers’ compensation matters in a manner that is fair, just, economical, informal and quick.

        [Section 3 amended: No. 72 of 1992 s. 4; No. 48 of 1993 s. 28(1); No. 42 of 2004 s. 6, 146 and 148(1); No. 31 of 2011 s. 79.]