Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) A worker who has a
partial incapacity for work and has been unable to obtain suitable employment
may apply for an arbitrator to order that the worker is taken to be totally
incapacitated for work.
(2) On application
under this section, an arbitrator may order that the worker is taken to be
totally incapacitated for work while the order is effective.
(3) The order may
specify —
(a) the
period for which it is effective; and
(b)
conditions that must be satisfied for the order to be effective.
(4) The order must not
be made unless the arbitrator is satisfied that —
(a) the
worker has taken all reasonable steps to obtain, and has failed to obtain,
suitable employment; and
(b) the
failure to obtain suitable employment is wholly or mainly a result of the
injury.