Western Australian Numbered Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 (NO. 12 OF 2012) - SECT 5

5 .         Section 160 amended

        (1)         Delete section 160(1)(b) and insert:

            (b)         the amount of the employer’s liability to pay damages to or in respect of any worker employed by the employer, other than a deemed worker of the employer, in respect of a compensable injury for which the employer is liable.

        (2)         Delete section 160(3) and insert:

        (3)         An approved insurance office is to insure any employer requesting it for the amount of the liabilities for which the employer is required by subsection (1) to insure.

        Penalty: a fine of $2 000.

        (3)         In section 160(4)(a) delete “damages in respect of compensable injuries for which the employer is liable; and” and insert:

                insurable damages; and