New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION REGULATION 2016 - REG 10

10 Liability to pay compensation for education or training

(1) For the purposes of section 64C of the 1987 Act, an employer is not liable to pay compensation for the cost of education or training provided to assist a worker to return to work if--

(a) the provision of the education or training is inconsistent with the retraining or employment objectives of the injury management plan established for the worker, or

(b) the education or training is provided by any person or body other than--

(i) an NVR registered training organisation within the meaning of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 of the Commonwealth, or

(ii) a registered higher education provider within the meaning of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 of the Commonwealth.

(2) The person on whom a claim for compensation under section 64C of the 1987 Act is made must, within 21 days after the claim is made, determine the claim by accepting, or disputing, liability to pay the compensation.