sec.280Employer to cooperate with WorkCover

### sec.280 Employer to cooperate with WorkCover An employer against whom negligence is alleged in connection with a claim must cooperate fully with and give WorkCover all information and access to documents in relation to the claim that WorkCover reasonably requires. WorkCover may recover from the employer as a debt in the Industrial Magistrates Court— any additional costs reasonably incurred in connection with the claim as a direct result of the employer’s noncompliance with subsection (1) ; and to the extent that WorkCover’s interests in connection with the claim have been prejudiced as a direct result of the employer’s noncompliance with subsection (1) —an amount reflecting the extent of WorkCover’s prejudice. (sec.280-ssec.1) An employer against whom negligence is alleged in connection with a claim must cooperate fully with and give WorkCover all information and access to documents in relation to the claim that WorkCover reasonably requires. (sec.280-ssec.2) WorkCover may recover from the employer as a debt in the Industrial Magistrates Court— any additional costs reasonably incurred in connection with the claim as a direct result of the employer’s noncompliance with subsection (1) ; and to the extent that WorkCover’s interests in connection with the claim have been prejudiced as a direct result of the employer’s noncompliance with subsection (1) —an amount reflecting the extent of WorkCover’s prejudice. - (a) any additional costs reasonably incurred in connection with the claim as a direct result of the employer’s noncompliance with subsection (1) ; and - (b) to the extent that WorkCover’s interests in connection with the claim have been prejudiced as a direct result of the employer’s noncompliance with subsection (1) —an amount reflecting the extent of WorkCover’s prejudice.