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Workers Compensation Act 1951
170NProceeding after agreement set aside
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170N Proceeding after agreement set aside
(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) an agreement is set aside under section 170K; and
(b) the person was a party to the agreement; and
(c) the person brings a proceeding to recover damages in relation to
a liability under the agreement; and
(d) at the end of 7 days after the day the proceeding is started, the
person has not given the DI fund manager written notice of the
proceeding.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) If notice is given to the DI fund manager under subsection (1) (d), the
fund manager—
(a) may, on behalf of the employer sued in the proceeding, conduct
the defence of the proceeding in the name of the employer and
in the way the fund manager considers appropriate; and
(b) must indemnify the employer against all costs and expenses in
relation to the proceeding.