Return to Work Act 1986
88Weekly payments
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88 Weekly payments (1) Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the worker, a weekly payment shall be made to the worker before the expiration of 7 days after the end of the week in respect of which it is payable or, where the worker is normally paid at intervals greater than one week, before the expiration of 7 days after the end of the period in respect of which he or she is normally paid. Maximum penalty: In the case of a body corporate – 125 penalty units. In the case of a natural person – 25 penalty 6 penalty units. In the case of a natural person – 1.2 penalty units. (2) A weekly payment may be made by post by properly addressing, prepaying and posting to the worker a letter containing a cheque or other monetary instrument for the amount of the weekly payment. (3) Where a weekly payment is made by cheque or other monetary instrument (whether in accordance with subsection (2) or otherwise), the person liable to make the payment is not to be taken to have complied with subsection (1) unless the cheque or other instrument is received by the worker in sufficient time for the worker to be able to deposit and draw on the cheque or other instrument within the relevant period specified in subsection (1).