Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 232D

232D Reinstatement of injured worker

(1) This section applies if an injured worker is dismissed because the worker is not fit for employment in a position because of the injury.

(2) The worker may apply to the employer, within 12 months after the injury, for reinstatement to the worker’s former position.

(3) The worker must give the employer a doctor’s certificate that certifies the worker is fit for employment in the former position.

(4) This section applies to a dismissal after the commencement of this section even if the worker became unfit before the commencement.

(5) In this section—

"doctor’s certificate" means a certificate signed by a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession, other than as a student.