(1) If WorkCover WA
has paid, or is liable to pay, under this Division an amount as compensation
for which an employer is liable, WorkCover WA is subrogated to any right the
employer would have had, if the employer had made the payment, to recover any
amount from any other person in respect of that payment, whether the right
arises by way of liability for contribution, apportionment of liability or
otherwise.
(2) An amount
recovered by WorkCover WA in the exercise of any right to which WorkCover WA
is subrogated under subsection (1) must be credited to the DI Fund.