Western Australian Numbered Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 (NO. 12 OF 2012) - SECT 10

10 .         Section 174 amended

        (1)         In section 174(1) delete “shall” and insert:

                is, subject to subsection (5AA), to

        (2)         In section 174(1AA) —

            (a)         before paragraph (d) insert:

            (da)         the damages awarded or agreed are, or include, insurable damages; and

            (b)         in paragraph (d) after “to pay” insert:

                the insurable

            (c)         in paragraph (d) after “claim for” insert:

                insurable

            (d)         delete “subject to section 174AAA, WorkCover WA is” and insert:

                Workcover WA is, subject to subsection (5AA) and section 174AAA,

            (e)         after “the amount required to satisfy the judgment or agreement” insert:

                to the extent that the judgment or agreement provides for the payment of insurable damages,

        (3)         After section 174(5) insert:

        (5AA)         Where WorkCover WA is to make a payment under subsection (1) or (1AA) to a worker in respect of an injury —

            (a)         the amount of that payment is to be reduced by any amount of compensation payable to the worker by any employer in respect of the injury; and

            (b)         the employer paying that compensation has no right under section 92 or 93 to recovery of, or indemnity for, the compensation from the worker.

        (5AB)         Nothing in this section requires WorkCover WA to make any payment to the employer of a worker or to any person who is deemed by section 175(1) to be the employer of a worker.

        (4)         In section 174(9) delete “or to pay damages to a worker in respect of a compensable injury,”.