Return to Work Act 1986
175Worker's right to information
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175 Worker's right to information (1) A worker shall be entitled to inquire of his or her employer the name and address of the insurer from whom the employer has obtained a policy of insurance or indemnity against his or her liability under this Act (and, if he or she so requires, to examine the policy document) or, if the employer is a self-insurer, to be so informed.
Return to Work Act 1986 144 (2) An employer or a person acting for an employer in the management of the business in which a worker is employed who refuses to supply to the worker particulars requested under subsection (1) or the policy document for examination or who, in reply to an inquiry under that subsection, gives false or misleading information, is guilty of a regulatory offence. Maximum penalty: 12 penalty units.