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Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
sec.280Employer to cooperate with WorkCover
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### 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.