Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 232C

232C Replacement for injured worker

(1) This section applies if the employer wants to employ a replacement worker while an injured worker is not fit for employment in a position because of the injury.

(2) The employer must, before a replacement worker starts employment, give the replacement worker a written notice informing the replacement worker of—

(a) the temporary nature of the employment; and

(b) the injured worker’s right to return to work.

(3) In this section—

"replacement worker" means—

(a) a person who is specifically employed because an injured worker is not fit for employment in a position because of the injury; or

(b) a person replacing a worker who is temporarily promoted or transferred to replace the injured worker.