Absence of worker from Australia
51 Absence of worker from Australia
If a worker who has suffered a work injury and who is receiving weekly payments under this Division is to be absent from Australia for a period in excess of 28 days, the worker must, at least 28 days before leaving Australia, give the Corporation prescribed details of the proposed absence.
If the Corporation is of the opinion that the absence may impair the prospects of the worker's recovery or return to work, it may, after giving the worker at least 14 days notice, in a designated form, of its intention to do so, suspend or reduce the weekly payments to the worker.
The Corporation may suspend weekly payments that are being made to a worker who is absent from Australia—
if the Corporation cannot obtain, to its satisfaction, information relating to—
the whereabouts of the worker; or
the continuance of the worker's injury or incapacity for work;
or
the earning capacity of the worker; or
if there is, in the opinion of the Corporation, some other proper reason justifying suspension of the weekly payments.
If an injured worker leaves Australia without giving the notice required under subsection (1), the Corporation may suspend weekly payments to the worker.
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