Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) In this
section —
contract worker , of a principal, means a worker
who by operation of this Subdivision is taken to be employed by the principal
while employed by a contractor to the principal;
relevant period means the period during which a
worker is engaged in work in respect of which the worker is a contract worker
of the principal.
(2) A principal is not
required to comply with a requirement under section 203 in respect of
remuneration of a contract worker of the principal if the principal shows when
applying for the issue or renewal of a workers compensation policy that the
contractor who employs the worker holds a workers compensation policy that
extends to indemnifying the principal in respect of any liability that arises
under this Subdivision in respect of the worker during the relevant period.
(3) Section 209
extends to a principal who is indemnified under a workers compensation policy
held by a contractor as if the principal were the employer insured under the
policy except that the matters in respect of which the principal is required
to keep a record under that section are limited to the
following —
(a)
details of the workers compensation policy under which the principal is
indemnified as provided by subsection (2);
(b) any
other matter prescribed by the regulations.