New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1998 - SECT 232

232 Worker's right to information

(cf 1926 s 18B; 1987 s 270)

(1) A worker may request the employer of the worker to supply the following information--

(a) the employer's name and address for the service of documents for the purposes of this Act, and

(b) the name and address of the insurer from whom the employer has obtained a policy of insurance or, if the employer is a self-insurer, to be so informed.

(2) An employer, or a person acting for an employer in the management of the employer's trade or business, must not--

(a) fail to supply any such information, or

(b) supply information which the employer or person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular.

: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.

(3) In this section--

"employer" , in relation to a worker, includes a principal within the meaning of section 20 of the 1987 Act who is liable to pay compensation to the worker.