Duty to report
537A Duty to report
WorkCover or a self-insurer must—
inform the Regulator if WorkCover or the self-insurer forms a reasonable belief that a category 1 offence is being or has been committed; and
give the Regulator the information WorkCover or the self-insurer has about the grounds for the belief.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
An employer who is not a self-insurer must—
inform WorkCover if the employer forms a reasonable belief that a category 2 offence is being or has been committed; and
give WorkCover the information the employer has about the grounds for the belief.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
A regulation may prescribe how and when information must be given to the Regulator or WorkCover for the purposes of subsection (1) or (2).
Subject to a regulation made for subsection (3), the information must be given to the Regulator or WorkCover without delay.
In this section—
category 1 offence means—
an offence against any of the following—
chapter 6B, part 2;
section 325P;
section 325R;
section 325T;
section 533;
section 534; or
an offence prescribed by regulation to be a category 1 offence.
category 2 offence means—
an offence against—
section 533; or
section 534; or
an offence prescribed by regulation to be a category 2 offence.
This provision refers to the regulations (a regulation
, prescribed by regulation
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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