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Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
sec.537ADuty to report
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### sec.537A Duty to report
WorkCover or a self-insurer must—
inform the Regulator if WorkCover or the self-insurer forms a reasonable belief that a category 1 offence is being or has been committed; and
give the Regulator the information WorkCover or the self-insurer has about the grounds for the belief.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
An employer who is not a self-insurer must—
inform WorkCover if the employer forms a reasonable belief that a category 2 offence is being or has been committed; and
give WorkCover the information the employer has about the grounds for the belief.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
A regulation may prescribe how and when information must be given to the Regulator or WorkCover for the purposes of subsection (1) or (2) .
Subject to a regulation made for subsection (3) , the information must be given to the Regulator or WorkCover without delay.
In this section—
category 1 offence means—
an offence against any of the following—
chapter 6B , part 2 ;
section 325P ;
section 325R ;
section 325T ;
section 533 ;
section 534 ; or
an offence prescribed by regulation to be a category 1 offence.
category 2 offence means—
an offence against—
section 533 ; or
section 534 ; or
an offence prescribed by regulation to be a category 2 offence.
s 537A ins 2024 No. 40 s 53
(sec.537A-ssec.1) WorkCover or a self-insurer must— inform the Regulator if WorkCover or the self-insurer forms a reasonable belief that a category 1 offence is being or has been committed; and give the Regulator the information WorkCover or the self-insurer has about the grounds for the belief. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.537A-ssec.2) An employer who is not a self-insurer must— inform WorkCover if the employer forms a reasonable belief that a category 2 offence is being or has been committed; and give WorkCover the information the employer has about the grounds for the belief. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.537A-ssec.3) A regulation may prescribe how and when information must be given to the Regulator or WorkCover for the purposes of subsection (1) or (2) .
(sec.537A-ssec.4) Subject to a regulation made for subsection (3) , the information must be given to the Regulator or WorkCover without delay.
(sec.537A-ssec.5) In this section— category 1 offence means— an offence against any of the following— chapter 6B , part 2 ; section 325P ; section 325R ; section 325T ; section 533 ; section 534 ; or an offence prescribed by regulation to be a category 1 offence. category 2 offence means— an offence against— section 533 ; or section 534 ; or an offence prescribed by regulation to be a category 2 offence.
- (a) inform the Regulator if WorkCover or the self-insurer forms a reasonable belief that a category 1 offence is being or has been committed; and
- (b) give the Regulator the information WorkCover or the self-insurer has about the grounds for the belief.
- (a) inform WorkCover if the employer forms a reasonable belief that a category 2 offence is being or has been committed; and
- (b) give WorkCover the information the employer has about the grounds for the belief.
- (a) an offence against any of the following— (i) chapter 6B , part 2 ; (ii) section 325P ; (iii) section 325R ; (iv) section 325T ; (v) section 533 ; (vi) section 534 ; or
- (i) chapter 6B , part 2 ;
- (ii) section 325P ;
- (iii) section 325R ;
- (iv) section 325T ;
- (v) section 533 ;
- (vi) section 534 ; or
- (b) an offence prescribed by regulation to be a category 1 offence.
- (i) chapter 6B , part 2 ;
- (ii) section 325P ;
- (iii) section 325R ;
- (iv) section 325T ;
- (v) section 533 ;
- (vi) section 534 ; or
- (a) an offence against— (i) section 533 ; or (ii) section 534 ; or
- (i) section 533 ; or
- (ii) section 534 ; or
- (b) an offence prescribed by regulation to be a category 2 offence.
- (i) section 533 ; or
- (ii) section 534 ; or