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Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
sec.388WorkCover’s general powers
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### sec.388 WorkCover’s general powers
WorkCover has, for or in connection with the performance of its functions, all the powers of a natural person, including, for example, the power to—
enter into contracts; and
acquire, hold, dispose of and deal with property; and
appoint attorney and agents, including for debt collection; and
charge, and fix terms, for goods, services and information supplied by it; and
engage consultants; and
establish subsidiaries; and
do all other things necessary or convenient to be done for, or in connection with, the performance of its functions.
Without limiting subsection (1) , WorkCover has the powers that are conferred on it by this or another Act.
WorkCover may exercise its powers inside and outside Queensland.
Without limiting subsection (3) , WorkCover may exercise its powers in a foreign country.
The fact that the doing of an act by WorkCover would not be, or is not, in its best interests does not affect its power to do the act.
In this section—
power includes legal capacity.
(sec.388-ssec.1) WorkCover has, for or in connection with the performance of its functions, all the powers of a natural person, including, for example, the power to— enter into contracts; and acquire, hold, dispose of and deal with property; and appoint attorney and agents, including for debt collection; and charge, and fix terms, for goods, services and information supplied by it; and engage consultants; and establish subsidiaries; and do all other things necessary or convenient to be done for, or in connection with, the performance of its functions.
(sec.388-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , WorkCover has the powers that are conferred on it by this or another Act.
(sec.388-ssec.3) WorkCover may exercise its powers inside and outside Queensland.
(sec.388-ssec.4) Without limiting subsection (3) , WorkCover may exercise its powers in a foreign country.
(sec.388-ssec.5) The fact that the doing of an act by WorkCover would not be, or is not, in its best interests does not affect its power to do the act.
(sec.388-ssec.6) In this section— power includes legal capacity.
- (a) enter into contracts; and
- (b) acquire, hold, dispose of and deal with property; and
- (c) appoint attorney and agents, including for debt collection; and
- (d) charge, and fix terms, for goods, services and information supplied by it; and
- (e) engage consultants; and
- (f) establish subsidiaries; and
- (g) do all other things necessary or convenient to be done for, or in connection with, the performance of its functions.