301Costs

301 Costs (1) Despite section 285(2), each party to a dispute referred to conciliation bears the party's own costs. (2) Despite subsection (1) and regardless of the outcome of a conciliation conference, the Authority or a self-insurer is liable to— (a) pay the reasonable expenses of the worker's transport to and from the conciliation conference as specified in subsection (3); and (b) reimburse the worker for any loss of income sustained by the worker in attending the conciliation conference as specified in subsection (4). (3) An amount not exceeding $56 may be paid to a worker for his or her reasonable transportation expenses in getting to and from the conciliation conference. (4) An amount not exceeding $386 per day may be paid to a worker for any loss of income sustained as a result of his or her attendance at the conciliation conference. (5) A payment made in accordance with subsection (2) is not a payment of compensation under this Act or the **Accident Compensation Act 1985** except for the purposes of— (a) calculating employer premiums under Part 10; or (b) seeking an indemnity from a third party under section 369 or any other indemnity under this Act or under section 138 of the **Accident Compensation Act 1985** or any other indemnity under that Act; or (c) seeking a refund of payments under section 599 or any other amount relating to the recovery of payments under this Act or the **Accident Compensation Act 1985**. S. 301A inserted by No. 15/2021 s. 34.