127Provisions to apply where employer does not meet liabilities

127 Provisions to apply where employer does not meet liabilities S. 127(1) amended by Nos 81/1998 s. 25(3), 80/2010 s. 74(a). (1) If the employer of the worker neglects, refuses or is unable to pay compensation in discharge of the employer's liability under section 125(1)(a) or 125A(3) within 21 days of receiving the claim for payment of compensation, the liability becomes a liability of the Authority. S. 127(2) amended by No. 81/1998 s. 25(3), substituted by No. 24/2000 s. 3(3), amended by No. 80/2010 s. 74(b). (2) If the liability has become a liability of the Authority under subsection (1), the Authority may impose on the employer a penalty calculated in accordance with the method determined under subsection (3). S. 127(3) inserted by No. 24/2000 s. 3(3), amended by No. 80/2010 s. 74(b). (3) The Governor in Council, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may determine the method for calculating the penalty payable by an employer if the liability has become a liability of the Authority under subsection (1). S. 127(4) inserted by No. 24/2000 s. 3(3). (4) The Authority may recover a penalty imposed under subsection (2) in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the Authority.