Western Australian Numbered Acts

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

12 .         Section 175 amended

                After section 175(2) insert:

        (3A)         The indemnity conferred by subsection (2) does not allow the principal to recover from the worker —

            (a)         any amount which the worker receives from the contractor by way of compensation or damages in respect of a compensable injury; or

            (b)         any amount which the worker receives from WorkCover WA under section 174 in respect of the contractor’s liability to pay compensation or damages to the worker.

        (3B)         The indemnity conferred by subsection (2) does not allow the principal to recover any amount from WorkCover WA.