South Australian Numbered Acts

WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION (SCHEME REVIEW) AMENDMENT ACT 2008 (NO 17 OF 2008) - SECT 27

27—Amendment of section 46—Incidence of liability

        (1)         Section 46(1)—delete "to make all payments of compensation to which any person becomes entitled under this Act" and substitute:

for the compensation that is payable under this Act on account of the occurrence of a compensable disability

        (2)         Section 46(2)—delete "an exempt employer, the exempt" and substitute:

a self-insured employer, the self-insured

        (3)         Section 46(6a)—delete "an exempt" and substitute:

a self-insured

        (4)         Section 46—after subsection (8a) insert:

        (8b)         The Corporation will also undertake any liability of an employer under subsection (3) in respect of a particular disability if the Corporation is satisfied that the employer has complied with the employer's responsibilities under section 52(5) within 2 business days after receipt of the relevant claim (and if an employer pays compensation despite the operation of this subsection, the employer may recover the amount of the payment from the Corporation up to the amount of compensation payable to the worker under this Act in respect of the relevant period).