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Workers Compensation Act 1951
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103E Employer’s obligations
(1) An employer must—
(a) provide the facilities and assistance that are reasonably
necessary to enable a return-to-work coordinator to exercise the
coordinator’s functions; and
Return-to-work coordinators Part 5.4A
(b) not appoint a person as a return-to-work coordinator unless the
person—
(i) has completed training determined by the Minister as
prerequisite training for a return-to-work coordinator for
this Act; or
(ii) has experience of the kind determined by the Minister as
prerequisite experience for a return-to-work coordinator
for this Act; and
(c) comply with the Minister’s guidelines about an employer’s
responsibilities in relation to return-to-work coordinators; and
(d) notify the Minister in writing about the contact details for each
of the employer’s return-to-work coordinators not later than
30 days after the day the coordinator is appointed.
(2) Each of the following is a notifiable instrument:
(a) a determination under subsection (1) (b);
(b) a guideline under subsection (1) (c).
(b) the employer fails to comply with a requirement under
(5) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section, for
a failure to comply with a requirement under subsection (1) (a), if the
defendant proves that the defendant believed on reasonable grounds
that the defendant provided the facilities and assistance that were
reasonably necessary to enable a return-to-work coordinator to
exercise the coordinator’s functions.