Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 572A

572A Access to particular documents for employment purposes prohibited

(1) A person must not, for a purpose relating to the employment of a worker by the person or another person—

(a) obtain or attempt to obtain a workers’ compensation document about the worker; or

(b) use or attempt to use a workers’ compensation document about the worker.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to a workers’ compensation document relating to the worker’s capacity to work if the document is necessary to secure the worker’s rehabilitation or early return to work under chapter 4 .

(3) In this section—

"employment" means any process for selecting a person for employment or for deciding whether the employment of a person is to continue.

"worker" means a person who is or was a claimant or worker for any provision of this Act or a former Act.

"workers’ compensation document" , about a worker, means any document relating to the worker’s application for compensation or claim for damages under this Act or a former Act.