Section 108(1) of the Work Health Act (NT) is merely facilitative and does not require every agreement relating to compensation to be sent to the Registrar. An employer or insurer may lawfully make payments to a worker in addition to strict statutory entitlements, including for rehabilitation purposes, without contravening s 186A, provided the payment does not purport to exclude or limit the worker's rights under the Act. The English 'pretence doctrine' from Street v Mountford does not form part of the law of the Northern Territory; the Australian sham transaction doctrine as stated in Sharrment Pty Ltd v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy applies. A judicial officer's referral of possible offences to the executive authority is not subject to appeal.
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