143BInjury management co-ordinator to be appointed

### 143B Injury management co-ordinator to be appointed > [*\[Section 143B Inserted by No. 85 of 2009, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2009-085#GS47@EN) > > > (1)  The licensed insurer of an employer of a worker must appoint an injury management co-ordinator in respect of the employer. > > > (2)  The licensed insurer of an employer of a worker, as soon as practicable after becoming aware that the worker has suffered a significant injury, must assign the worker to the injury management co-ordinator in respect of the employer. > > > (3)  If a worker's approved injury management program was submitted by the worker's employer to the employer's insurer under [section 143(4)](#GS143@Gs4@EN)  – > > > > > > (a) [subsections (1)](#GS143B@Gs1@EN) and [(2)](#GS143B@Gs2@EN) do not apply to the employer's insurer; and > > > > > > > (b) the employer must – > > > > > > > > > > (i) appoint an injury management co-ordinator in respect of the employer; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) assign a worker to the injury management co-ordinator, as soon as practicable after becoming aware that the worker has suffered a significant injury. > > > (4)  If a worker's approved injury management program was submitted by the worker's employer to the Board under [section 143(5)](#GS143@Gs5@EN) or [(6)](#GS143@Gs6@EN) , the employer must – > > > > > > (a) appoint an injury management co-ordinator in respect of the employer; and > > > > > > > (b) assign a worker to the injury management co-ordinator, as soon as practicable after becoming aware that the worker has suffered a significant injury. > > > (5)  A person may only be appointed to be an injury management co-ordinator if, where the Board approves a course of training – > > > > > > (a) the person has successfully completed the course of training; or > > > > > > > (b) the Board is satisfied that the person has obtained a qualification or completed a course of training that is at least equivalent to the course of training approved by the Board. > > > (6)  The employer or insurer who appointed a person to be an injury management co-ordinator may appoint another person to be the injury management co-ordinator in the place of the person first appointed.