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WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 292

292 .         WorkCover WA’s rights of indemnity and subrogation

        (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.



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