Queensland Numbered Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2019 - SECT 71

71 Insertion of new s 385A

After section 385 —
insert—

385A WorkCover may fund and provide programs and incentives

(1) WorkCover may fund and provide programs and incentives to encourage improved health and safety performance by employers.

(2) Before acting under subsection (1), WorkCover must consult with—

(a) the regulator under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 ; and

(b) any prescribed entity that has a function or power under an Act relating to the program or incentive proposed.

(3) This section does not limit section 384 or 481A.

(4) In this section—

"prescribed entity" means an entity prescribed by regulation for this definition.