Victorian Numbered Acts

WORKPLACE INJURY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION AMENDMENT (PROVISIONAL PAYMENTS) ACT 2021 (NO. 5 OF 2021) - SECT 7

    (1)     After section 73 of the Principal Act insert —

        " 73A     Responsibilities of employer—mental injuries

    (1)     In addition to any requirement to forward a claim or medical certificate under section 73(1), an employer, within 3 business days after the employer receives a claim for compensation in respect of a mental injury, must notify the Authority of that claim.

    (2)     This section does not apply to an employer who is a self-insurer or an eligible subsidiary of a self-insurer except in relation to the employment of a student worker.

    (3)     A notification under subsection (1) does not of itself affect any period referred to in section 75 within which a claim is required to be dealt with.

    (4)     In this section—

"business day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.".

    (2)     After section 73A(4) of the Principal Act insert —

    "(5)     An employer must not contravene subsection (1).

Penalty:     In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units;

        In the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units.".