Western Australian Current Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 182ZH

182ZH .         Enforcing decisions and conciliation agreements

        (1)         A person to whom money is to be paid under a conciliation decision or a conciliation agreement may enforce the conciliation decision or conciliation agreement by filing in a court of competent jurisdiction (the court ) —

            (a)         a copy of the conciliation decision or certificate of outcome that the Director has certified to be a true copy; and

            (b)         an affidavit as to the amount not paid under the conciliation decision or conciliation agreement.

        (2)         No charge is to be made for filing the documents under subsection (1).

        (3)         On the filing of the documents under subsection (1), the conciliation decision or conciliation agreement is to be taken to be an order of the court and, subject to subsection (4), may be enforced accordingly.

        (4)         A conciliation agreement cannot be enforced under subsection (3) before the expiration of the period of 21 days starting on the day on which the certificate of outcome is issued.

        [Section 182ZH inserted: No. 31 of 2011 s. 6.]