Western Australian Numbered Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 236

236 .         Obligation of licensed insurers to insure employers

        (1)         A licensed insurer must not refuse to —

            (a)         issue a workers compensation policy to any employer; or

            (b)         renew a workers compensation policy issued to an employer; or

            (c)         provide a quote of the premium to be demanded for the issue or renewal of a workers compensation policy.

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

        (2)         A licensed insurer is not required to comply with this section in a case where the employer has failed to comply with a request by the insurer to provide information that the insurer reasonably requires for the purposes of the issue or renewal of a workers compensation policy or the provision of a quote of premium.

        (3)         The regulations may specify the information that an insurer reasonably requires for the purposes of the issue or renewal of a workers compensation policy or the provision of a quote of premium.

        (4)         In the application of this section to a specialised insurer, a reference to an employer is a reference to an employer in the particular industry or class of business or employer to which the insurance business of the specialised insurer is limited.