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Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
sec.52Offence to charge worker for compensation or damages for injury
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### sec.52 Offence to charge worker for compensation or damages for injury
A person must not, directly or indirectly, take or receive from a worker, whether by way of deduction from wages or otherwise, an amount for anyone’s legal liability as an employer for—
compensation for injury that is, or may be, sustained by the worker; or
damages for injury that is, or may be, sustained by the worker.
Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.
s 52 amd 2024 No. 40 s 32
- (a) compensation for injury that is, or may be, sustained by the worker; or
- (b) damages for injury that is, or may be, sustained by the worker.