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Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
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### 142 Injury management programs to be complied with
> *\[Section 142 Subsection (1) amended by No. 16 of 1995, s. 73 \]**\[Section 142 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 73 \]**\[Section 142 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 73 \]**\[Section 142 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 73 \]**\[Section 142 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 73 \]**\[Section 142 Subsection (6) inserted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 73 \]*[*\[Section 142 Substituted by No. 85 of 2009, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2009-085#GS47@EN)
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> > (1) The Board may, by notice, issue guidelines specifying –
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> > > > (a) matters that must be included in an injury management program; and
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> > > > (b) matters that the Board recommends be included, but that are not required to be included, in an injury management program.
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> > (2) An employer's insurer must, as far as reasonably practicable –
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> > > > (a) ensure that there is an injury management program in respect of each employer; and
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> > > > (b) comply with each injury management program –
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> > > > > > (i) that is submitted by the insurer to the Board and approved by the Board under [section 143(7)](#GS143@Gs7@EN) ; or
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> > > > > > (ii) that is submitted to the insurer under [section 143(4)](#GS143@Gs4@EN) and approved by the insurer.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
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> > (3) An employer who is not a Minister or the Crown must –
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> > > > (a) ensure that there is an injury management program in respect of the employer; and
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> > > > (b) comply with each injury management program in respect of the employer.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
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> > (4) An employer who is a Minister or the Crown must –
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> > > > (a) ensure that there is an injury management program that is in force in relation to each Agency; and
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> > > > (b) comply with each such program.
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> > (5) [*\[Section 142 Subsection (5) omitted by No. 39 of 2017, s. 36, Applied:01 Jan 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-01-01/act-2017-039#GS36@EN) . . . . . . . .
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> > (6) [*\[Section 142 Subsection (6) omitted by No. 39 of 2017, s. 36, Applied:01 Jan 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-01-01/act-2017-039#GS36@EN) . . . . . . . .
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> > (7) The Board may, by notice in writing to an employer, a Head of an Agency or an employer's insurer, require the employer, Head of an Agency or insurer to submit to the Board, within the period specified in the notice, a report in relation to the injury management program referred to in the notice.