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.