Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 384

384 Liability of referred employer for unpaid wages

(1) A referred employer may, within 14 days after being served with a referred claim, accept liability for all or part of the amount claimed by paying it to—

(a) for wages—the outworker; or

(b) for superannuation contributions—the superannuation fund stated in the unpaid wages claim.

(2) A referred employer who accepts liability must serve the apparent employer with a written notice of the acceptance and of the amount paid.

(3) If the apparent employer pays all or any part of the amount claimed for which the referred employer does not accept liability, the apparent employer may deduct or set off that amount from an amount the apparent employer owes to the referred employer, whether or not in relation to the work the subject of the referred claim.