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Workers Compensation Act 1951
152Compulsory insurance—licensed insurers
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152 Compulsory insurance—licensed insurers
(1) A licensed insurer must not refuse to issue a compulsory insurance
policy required by an employer for section 147A (2) (Compulsory
insurance—offences).
(2) A licensed insurer must not issue an insurance policy required by an
employer for section 147A (2) that is not a compulsory insurance
policy.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a compulsory insurance
policy if—
(a) the employer has not paid for the policy; or
(b) the employer has not given the insurer information reasonably
requested by the licensed insurer in relation to the policy.