Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION (AMENDMENT) ACT 1991 (NO. 105 OF 1991) - SECT 15

15. Section 18F of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:

“(1) This section applies to an employer—

        (a)     against whom a claim for compensation has been made;

        (b)     who is not an exempt employer; and

        (c)     who is not a party to a prescribed insurance policy which applies to that claim.

“(1A) An employer to whom this section applies shall, not later than 14 days after the claim is made, give the nominal insurer full written particulars of the claim.

Penalty: $200.

“(1B) An employer to whom this section applies shall not make any agreement or admission in relation to the claim, or in relation to arbitration in respect of the claim, except with the consent of the nominal insurer.

Penalty: $2,000.”.