Recovery of debts under this Act
580 Recovery of debts under this Act
Every amount—
payable to WorkCover as a premium, additional premium or charge; or
recoverable by WorkCover on any account whatever;
is a debt owed to WorkCover by the person liable to pay the premium, additional premium or charge, or from whom the amount is recoverable.
An amount payable to the Regulator as a levy or additional amount or recoverable by the Regulator on any account whatever, is a debt owed to the Regulator by the person liable to pay the levy or additional amount, or from whom the amount is recoverable.
The Regulator or WorkCover may recover a debt—
on the complaint of the Regulator or WorkCover’s chief executive officer under the Justices Act 1886, before an industrial magistrate; or
by action for debt.
If, for a contravention of this Act, there exists—
a right to recover an amount as a debt; and
a right to proceed for a penalty as for an offence;
the amount may be recovered as a debt even though the proceeding for the penalty has not been taken.
Payment of a penalty does not relieve a person from liability to be assessed and to pay a premium or from liability to pay another amount under this Act.
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