Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003

This section applies in relation to a relevant contractor for a construction project who is an employer.

The principal contractor for the construction project may, by written notice, ask the relevant contractor to give the principal contractor a copy of the following document (the required document)—

if the relevant contractor is a self-insurer—the relevant contractor’s licence to be a self-insurer;

otherwise—

a certificate of currency for the relevant contractor’s policy of insurance required under section 48; or

evidence of an exemption under section 49 and a certificate of currency for the relevant contractor’s policy of insurance for the relevant contractor’s workers under another law.

The relevant contractor must, unless the relevant contractor has a reasonable excuse, give the principal contractor the required document within 10 business days after being given the notice under subsection (2).

In this section—

the name of the policy holder;

the policy holder’s ABN or ACN;

the policy number;

the name of the insurer;

the amount and type of insurance;

the period of insurance for which the certificate is issued.