Western Australian Numbered Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 219

219 .         Application of Subdivision to subcontractors

                This Subdivision extends to subcontracts made for the execution of work, and for that purpose —

            (a)         a reference to the principal is a reference to the original principal for whom the work is being done and each contractor who constitutes themselves a principal with respect to a subcontractor by contracting with the subcontractor for the execution by the subcontractor of the whole or any part of the work; and

            (b)         a reference to the contractor is a reference to the original contractor and each subcontractor; and

            (c)         a principal’s right to indemnity is a right against each contractor standing between the principal and the worker.