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Workers Compensation Act 1951
86AMeaning of insurer for ch 5
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86A Meaning of insurer for ch 5
(b) a licensed self-insurer; or
(c) for an injured worker’s injury if the licensed insurer that issued
a compulsory insurance policy that covers the worker in relation
to the injury cannot provide the indemnity required to be
provided under the policy—the DI fund; or
(d) for an injured worker’s injury if there is no compulsory
insurance policy that covers the worker in relation to the injury
and the worker’s employer is not a licensed self-insurer—the DI
fund.
Note The DI fund manager must act as if the DI fund were the licensed insurer
in other situations (see s 112 (3)).
(2) However, in applying this chapter to the DI fund as insurer—
(a) a requirement that the licensed insurer do or not do something is
taken to be a requirement that the DI fund manager do or not do
the thing; and
Object and definitions for ch 5 Part 5.1
(b) the manager is not required to comply with section 88 (Insurer
to establish etc injury management program) or section 89
(Insurer to give effect to injury management program); and
Note Also, s 128 (1) (b) does not apply to the DI fund (see s 128 (2)).
(c) although otherwise required to comply with this chapter, the
manager is not liable to be prosecuted for an offence against this
chapter.