Western Australian Numbered Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 309

309 .         Designation of conciliators and arbitrators

        (1)         The CEO designates conciliators and arbitrators.

        (2)         A person is not eligible to be designated as a conciliator or arbitrator unless the person is —

            (a)         a WorkCover WA officer; or

            (b)         a person engaged by the CEO under the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 100 on a sessional basis.

        (3)         A person is also not eligible to be designated as an arbitrator unless the person is a legal practitioner.

        (4)         The number of persons designated as conciliators and arbitrators is as determined by the CEO,having regard to the object of this Part.

        (5)         Conciliators and arbitrators are not subject to the management or direction of the CEO, the Director or the Registrar as to any decision to be made, or discretion to be exercised, in relation to a particular dispute.

        (6)         The designation of a person as a conciliator or arbitrator must be in writing and the Interpretation Act 1984 section 52 applies to the designation in the same way as that section applies to an appointment.