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Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
sec.227Employer’s obligation to have workplace rehabilitation policy and procedures
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### sec.227 Employer’s obligation to have workplace rehabilitation policy and procedures
This section applies if an employer must appoint a rehabilitation and return to work coordinator under section 226 (1) .
The employer must have workplace rehabilitation policy and procedures.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
The employer must, unless the employer has a reasonable excuse, have workplace rehabilitation policy and procedures—
within 6 months after—
establishing a workplace; or
starting to employ workers at a workplace; or
within a later period approved by the Regulator.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
The employer must review the employer’s workplace rehabilitation policy and procedures at least every 3 years.
s 227 amd 2005 No. 50 s 32 ; 2013 No. 52 s 75
(sec.227-ssec.1) This section applies if an employer must appoint a rehabilitation and return to work coordinator under section 226 (1) .
(sec.227-ssec.2) The employer must have workplace rehabilitation policy and procedures. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.227-ssec.3) The employer must, unless the employer has a reasonable excuse, have workplace rehabilitation policy and procedures— within 6 months after— establishing a workplace; or starting to employ workers at a workplace; or within a later period approved by the Regulator. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.227-ssec.4) The employer must review the employer’s workplace rehabilitation policy and procedures at least every 3 years.
- (a) within 6 months after— (i) establishing a workplace; or (ii) starting to employ workers at a workplace; or
- (i) establishing a workplace; or
- (ii) starting to employ workers at a workplace; or
- (b) within a later period approved by the Regulator.
- (i) establishing a workplace; or
- (ii) starting to employ workers at a workplace; or