South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered ActsAfter section 54 insert:
54A—Provision of information by WorkCover
(1) WorkCover will, to
the extent required by a scheme established by the Minister after consultation
with WorkCover, furnish to the Advisory Committee and the Department, in
accordance with the terms of the scheme, any of the following information
obtained by WorkCover in the performance or exercise of its functions or
powers under a related Act:
(a)
information about any work-related injury, or about any specified class of
work-related injury, reported to or investigated by WorkCover;
(b) the
steps being taken by any employer, or any employer of a specified class, to
protect employees from injury or risks to health, safety or welfare, or to
assist in the rehabilitation of employees who have suffered injuries in
connection with their work;
(c)
information relating to the cost or frequency of claims involving a particular
employer, or class of employers, so as to allow comparisons between employers
in a particular industry, or part of an industry;
(d) the
outcome of any investigation, inquiry or other action undertaken by WorkCover;
(e)
other information of a kind prescribed by the regulations.
(2) To avoid doubt,
section 112 of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986 does
not apply in relation to the disclosure of information under
subsection (1).
(3) In this
section—
"related Act" means—
(a) the
WorkCover Corporation Act 1994 ; and
(b) the
Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986 .