87Reimbursement of employer

87 Reimbursement of employer

87 Reimbursement of employer

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a registered worker elects under section 86 to take long service benefits under a relevant arrangement, and

(b) an employer pays the registered worker an amount under the relevant arrangement.

(2) The employer may apply to the Corporation for reimbursement of an amount paid by the employer to the registered worker under the relevant arrangement.

(3) The Corporation must reimburse the amount paid under the relevant arrangement, less any long service leave levy or other amount outstanding that is payable by the employer to the Corporation under this Act, if the Corporation is satisfied the amount paid by the employer was properly paid by the employer under the relevant arrangement.

(4) The regulations may prescribe circumstances in which a person or body is taken to be an employer for the purposes of this section.