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Workers Compensation Act 1987
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#### 154A Establishment of Nominal Insurer
154A Establishment of Nominal Insurer
> > (1) There is established by this Act a Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer.
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> > (2) The Nominal Insurer—
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> > > (a) is a legal entity, and
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> > > (b) may take proceedings and be proceeded against in the name of the Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer, and
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> > > (c) may, for the purpose of enabling it to exercise its functions, purchase, exchange, take on lease, hold, dispose of and otherwise deal with property, and
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> > > (d) may do and suffer all other things that persons may, by law, do and suffer and that are necessary for, or incidental to, the exercise of its functions.
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> > (3) The Nominal Insurer is not and does not represent the State or any authority of the State.
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> > (4) For the avoidance of doubt, the Nominal Insurer is not a government agency for the purposes of Part 11 of the [Public Works and Procurement Act 1912](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1912-045).
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> **s 154A:** Ins 1989 No 133, Sch 4 (10). Am 1994 No 10, Sch 5 (8). Rep 1998 No 85, Sch 1 \[67\]. Ins 1998 No 85, Sch 1 \[68\]. Am 1999 No 24, Sch 2 \[2\]–\[7\]. Rep 2001 No 94, Sch 6.1 \[1\]. Ins 2003 No 81, Sch 1 \[2\]. Am 2015 No 19, Sch 5 \[16\].