Return to Work Act 2014

Subject to this section, an employer must appoint (and retain) a return to work co‑ordinator (referred to in this section as a

A co‑ordinator must be based in South

The employer must appoint a co‑ordinator—

within 6 months after the requirement to be registered under

within 3 months after a vacancy occurs in the office of a co‑ordinator under this section. Maximum penalty: $10 000.

A co‑ordinator has the following functions:

to assist workers suffering from work injuries, where prudent and practicable, to remain at or return to work as soon as possible after the occurrence of the injury;

to assist the Corporation in the preparation and implementation of any recovery/return to work plan for an injured worker;

to liaise with any persons involved in the provision of medical and other relevant services to workers;

to monitor the progress of an injured worker's capacity to return to work;

to take steps to, as far as practicable, prevent the occurrence of an aggravation, acceleration, exacerbation, deterioration or recurrence of an injury when a worker returns to work.

An employer must—

provide such facilities and assistance as are reasonably necessary to enable a co‑ordinator to perform his or her functions under this section; and

ensure that a co-ordinator plays an active role in achieving a timely, safe and durable return to work for a worker who has suffered a work injury with a particular emphasis on early intervention (to the extent contemplated by this Part); and

comply with any training or operational guidelines published by the

The regulations may exempt an employer, or employers of a prescribed class, from a requirement under this section.