Western Australian Current Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 2024 - SCHEDULE 4

[r. 136]

Item	Provision of the Act	Description of offence	Modified penalty
1.	s. 4(2)	Contracting out	$800
2.	s. 17(2)	Failure of employer to pay compensation	$800
3.	s. 26(1)	Failure of employer to give claim to insurer	$800
4.	s. 28(5)	Failure of insurer or self‑insurer to give a liability decision notice or deferred decision notice	$800
5.	s. 36(2)	Failure of employer to make provisional payment	$800
6.	s. 42	Failure of insurer to indemnify employer for provisional payments	$800
7.	s. 62	Employer reduced, suspended or discontinued income compensation without authority	$800
8.	s. 138(1)	Failure of employer to give claim to insurer (compensation for death of worker)	$800
9.	s. 159(2)	Failure of employer to establish injury management system	$400
10.	s. 160(2)	Failure of employer to establish return to work program	$400
11.	s. 162(3)	Failure of insurer to discharge employer’s return to work duty	$400
12.	s. 167(3)	Failure of host employer to cooperate with labour hirer	$400
13.	s. 168(2)	Dismissal of worker with incapacity for work	$400
14.	s. 168(3)	Dismissal of worker without notice	$400
15.	s. 204(1) or (2) (as read with s. 202)	Failure of employer to keep a current workers compensation policy	$400 per worker
16.	s. 204(1) or (2) (as read with s. 203)	Failure of employer to provide information to insurer	$400 per worker
17.	s. 204(3)	Providing false or misleading information	$400 per worker
18.	s. 209(7)	Failure of employer to keep records	$400
19.	s. 212	Failure of employer to provide certificate of currency for inspection	$400
20.	s. 223	Engaging in avoidance arrangement	$800
21.	s. 225(3)	Taking or receiving money from worker or company	$800
22.	s. 226	Issuing workers compensation policy without licence	$800
23.	s. 232(3)	Hindering or obstructing WorkCover WA officer	$800
24.	s. 236(1)	Failure to issue, renew or quote premium for workers compensation policy	$800
25.	s. 237(2)	Term or condition of workers compensation policy inconsistent with Act requirement	$400
26.	s. 239	Failure to indemnify employer for compensation payments	$800
27.	s. 241(3)	Failure to give notice to WorkCover WA about refusal to indemnify employer	$400
28.	s. 274	Failure of employer to comply with duty to assist WorkCover WA	$800
29.	s. 385(1)	Failure to comply with decision of a dispute resolution authority	$800
30.	s. 386	Failure to comply with summons or requirement to attend	$800
31.	s. 387	Failure to give evidence as required	$800
32.	s. 388	Giving false or misleading information to a dispute resolution authority	$800
33.	s. 389	Misbehaviour in dispute resolution	$800
34.	s. 500	Failure of licensed insurer or self‑insurer to provide information to WorkCover WA	$400
35.	s. 501	Failure of relevant person to comply with direction to provide information to WorkCover WA	$400
36.	s. 504(1)	Use or disclosure of confidential information	$400
37.	s. 506(1)	Disclosure of claim information for pre‑employment screening	$400
38.	s. 512	Failure to comply with requirement made by inspector	$800
39.	s. 514	Failure to provide auditor’s certificate	$800
40.	s. 515	Failure to provide documents or answer questions	$800
41.	s. 523	Hindering or obstructing inspector	$800
42.	s. 524	Using or operating under the name WorkCover WA	$400
43.	s. 525(1)	Providing false or misleading information	$800
44.	s. 526	Fraud	$800