143DReturn-to-work co-ordinator may be required to be appointed

143D Return-to-work co-ordinator may be required to be appointed

[Section 143D Inserted by No. 85 of 2009, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2010]

(1)  [Section 143D Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2017, s. 39, Applied:01 Jan 2018] An employer who employs more than 100 workers must appoint a return-to-work co-ordinator.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(2)  A person may only be appointed under subsection (1) to be a return-to-work co-ordinator if, where the Board approves a course of training –

(a) the person has successfully completed the 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.

(3)  A worker's employer who employs more than 50 workers, as soon as practicable after becoming aware that a worker has suffered a significant injury, must assign the worker to the return-to-work co-ordinator appointed under subsection (1) in respect of the employer.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(4)  A worker's employer may only assign a worker to a return-to-work co-ordinator if the co-ordinator is familiar with the workplace, and the management and staff of the workplace, in which the worker is employed.

(5)  A return-to-work co-ordinator in respect of a worker is to –

(a) assist with return-to-work planning and the implementation of the worker's approved return-to-work plan or approved injury management plan; and

(b) monitor the worker's progress towards returning to work; and

(c) assist the worker to perform the worker's designated work duties in a safe and appropriate manner; and

(d) provide the worker with reassurance and encouragement in respect of the treatment of the worker's injury and the worker's return to work; and

(e) encourage and foster a good relationship, and effective communication, between the worker, the worker's employer and the employer's insurer.