Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 483

483 Notice of suspected threat to full funding because of direction or notification

(1) This section applies if—

(a) the board is given a direction or notification by the Minister; and

(b) the board suspects that complying with the direction or notification will threaten WorkCover’s ability to achieve or maintain full funding.

(2) The board must immediately give written notice to the Minister and the auditor-general of the suspicion and its reasons for its opinion.

(3) The notice must state that it is given under this section.

(4) The giving of the notice operates to suspend the direction or notification until the Minister gives a written direction to the board stating—

(a) whether the direction or notification mentioned in subsection (1) is to be—

(i) revoked and replaced with an alternative direction or notification; or

(ii) revoked; or

(iii) complied with by the board; and

(b) the reasons for the direction.

(5) The board must ensure the direction under subsection (4) is complied with, subject to subsection (7) .

(6) The Minister must cause a copy of the written notice given by the board to the Minister and the auditor-general and the Minister’s direction under subsection (4) to be—

(a) published in the gazette within 21 days after it is given; and

(b) tabled in the Legislative Assembly within 14 sitting days after it is given.

(7) This section applies to an alternative direction mentioned in subsection (4) (a) (i) in the way it applies to any other direction.

(8) This section does not apply to a direction or notification given for the purposes of section 481A .