Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) An employer must
keep records of the following in respect of each period of insurance
during which the employer is insured under a workers compensation
policy —
(a) the
number of workers insured under the policy;
(b) the
industry classification on the basis of which the premium payable by the
employer for the issue or renewal of the workers compensation policy was
determined;
(c) the
total remuneration paid during the period of insurance to workers insured
under the policy;
(d) any
other matter relating to information required to be provided by the employer
to the insurer (or otherwise relevant to the calculation of premiums payable
under workers compensation policies) that is required by the regulations to be
recorded under this section.
(2) An employer must
retain a record kept under this section for not less than 7 years
after the record was made.
(3) A record required
to be kept under this section must be kept in the manner, if any,
required by the regulations.
(4) A record kept for
the purposes of this section may be combined with any record of
remuneration required to be kept by an employer under any other Act but must
not be combined in a manner that would prevent its disclosure under this Act.
(5) WorkCover WA may
require an employer to do any 1 or more of the following —
(a)
supply to WorkCover WA within a specified period a full and correct statement
of the information of which the employer is required to keep a record under
this section;
(b) make
available at a specified time and place for inspection by a specified person
authorised by WorkCover WA the records required to be kept by the employer
under this section relating to a specified period;
(c) make
available at a specified time and place for inspection by a specified person
authorised by WorkCover WA records of a specified kind in the possession of
the employer that are relevant to —
(i)
information provided by the employer to an insurer in
connection with an application for the issue or renewal of a workers
compensation policy; or
(ii)
the calculation of premiums payable under a workers
compensation policy; or
(iii)
the determination of whether the employer or another
employer is required to obtain a workers compensation policy or has paid the
correct premium for a workers compensation policy.
(6) WorkCover WA may
provide information obtained by WorkCover WA from an employer under this
section to any insurer for the purpose of assisting the insurer to
determine whether the correct premium has been paid for a workers compensation
policy issued by the insurer.
(7) An employer who
fails to comply with a requirement imposed under this section commits an
offence.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of
$5 000.