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WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 306B

Exemplary damages

306B Exemplary damages

(1) A court can not award exemplary or punitive damages against WorkCover in a claimant’s proceeding for damages.
(2) However, the court may give a separate judgment against an employer for the payment of exemplary or punitive damages if the court considers that the employer’s conduct is so reprehensible that an award of exemplary or punitive damages is justified.
(3) WorkCover can not indemnify an employer against an award of exemplary or punitive damages.



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