Western Australian Numbered Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 162

162 .         Duties of insurer

        (1)         When an insurer issues to an employer, or renews, an insurance policy the insurer must give the employer written notice of the employer’s duties under section 160.

        Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.

        (2)         If an insured employer requests the insurer to assist the employer to comply with any of the employer’s duties under section 160, the insurer must take reasonable action —

            (a)         to assist the employer to comply with the employer’s duties that are the subject of the employer’s request; and

            (b)         to ensure that the employer complies with the duties that are the subject of the employer’s request.

        Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $10 000.

        (3)         If an insured employer requests the insurer to discharge any of the employer’s duties under section 160 on behalf of the employer, the insurer must take reasonable action —

            (a)         to discharge the employer’s duties that are the subject of the employer’s request; and

            (b)         to comply with the duties that are the subject of the employer’s request.

        Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $10 000.