Western Australian Numbered Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 246

246 .         Coverage of related entities by group self-insurer licence

        (1)         In this section —

        related entity , of the holder of a self-insurer licence, means —

            (a)         a related entity, as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth) section 9, of the holder of the licence; or

            (b)         any other entity that WorkCover WA determines must be treated as a related entity of the holder of the licence on the basis of any relationship between the entity and the holder.

        (2)         A self-insurer licence may be granted on terms that extend the licence to 1 or more specified related entities of the holder of the licence, in which case the licence is then a group self-insurer licence with each of the related entities to which the licence extends constituting a group of related self-insurers covered by the licence.

        Note for this subsection:

                A related entity to which a self-insurer licence is extended becomes a self-insurer but is not the holder of the licence.

        (3)         WorkCover WA may, at any time by notice in writing to the holder of a self-insurer licence, amend the terms of the licence to change the related entities to which the licence extends (by adding, removing or changing the name of a related entity).

        (4)         An amendment under subsection (3) takes effect from the time specified in the notice, which may be before the time at which the notice is given.

        (5)         A group self-insurer licence may be subject to conditions relating to the obligations as a self-insurer of any related entity to which the licence extends, and a contravention of an obligation by a related entity (or by the holder of the licence when acting on behalf of a related entity) is a contravention of a condition of the licence.