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Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
sec.53Recovery of unlawful charge for compensation or damages for injury
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### sec.53 Recovery of unlawful charge for compensation or damages for injury
An amount taken or received from a worker in contravention of section 52 with or without the worker’s consent, may be recovered by the worker as a debt from—
the person who took or received the amount; and
if that person was acting for the worker’s employer in taking or receiving the money—the worker’s employer.
A worker is not entitled to recover the amount more than once.
(sec.53-ssec.1) An amount taken or received from a worker in contravention of section 52 with or without the worker’s consent, may be recovered by the worker as a debt from— the person who took or received the amount; and if that person was acting for the worker’s employer in taking or receiving the money—the worker’s employer.
(sec.53-ssec.2) A worker is not entitled to recover the amount more than once.
- (a) the person who took or received the amount; and
- (b) if that person was acting for the worker’s employer in taking or receiving the money—the worker’s employer.