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WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 210

210 .         Insurer may recover underpaid premiums from employer

        (1)         In this section —

        premium information means information relevant to the calculation of the premium payable by an employer for a workers compensation policy.

        (2)         If an employer has knowingly or unknowingly provided false or misleading premium information to the employer’s insurer and as a result has been charged a lesser premium than would otherwise have been payable, the insurer may sue for and recover from the employer as a debt the full amount of the premium that could have been charged less any amount already paid as the premium.

        (3)         If WorkCover WA is satisfied (whether as a result of an inspection or audit or otherwise) that an employer has knowingly or unknowingly provided false or misleading premium information to the employer’s insurer, WorkCover WA may provide premium information about the employer to the insurer.

        (4)         This section is not limited to premium information provided to an insurer pursuant to a requirement under this Act or the regulations and extends to premium information provided in or in connection with an application for the issue or renewal of a workers compensation policy.



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