Workers Compensation Act 1951

An employer must—

provide the facilities and assistance that are reasonably necessary to enable a return-to-work coordinator to exercise the coordinator’s functions; and

not appoint a person as a return-to-work coordinator unless the person—

has completed training determined by the Minister as prerequisite training for a return-to-work coordinator for this Act; or

has experience of the kind determined by the Minister as prerequisite experience for a return-to-work coordinator for this Act; and

comply with the Minister’s guidelines about an employer’s responsibilities in relation to return-to-work coordinators; and

notify the Minister in writing about the contact details for each of the employer’s return-to-work coordinators not later than 30 days after the day the coordinator is appointed.

Each of the following is a notifiable instrument:

a determination under subsection (1) (b);

a guideline under subsection (1) (c).

A person commits an offence if—

the person is an employer; and

the employer fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (1).

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

An offence against subsection (3) is a strict liability offence.

It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section, for a failure to comply with a requirement under subsection (1) (a), if the defendant proves that the defendant believed on reasonable grounds that the defendant provided the facilities and assistance that were reasonably necessary to enable a return-to-work coordinator to exercise the coordinator’s functions.