Western Australian Numbered Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 586

586 .         Claims under EISF Act

        (1)         In this section —

        EISF Act means the Employers’ Indemnity Supplementation Fund Act 1980 .

        (2)         A claim under the EISF Act that is pending under that Act immediately before commencement day (a pending claim ) must continue to be dealt with under that Act as if that Act were still in force.

        (3)         Any amount payable on or after commencement day in respect of a pending claim must be paid from the DI Fund.

        (4)         Section 280 extends to a payment made by the Insurance Commission in satisfaction of a claim under the EISF Act (including but not limited to a pending claim) as if the payment were a payment by WorkCover WA in satisfaction of a claim under Part 5 Division 8.