Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 388

388 WorkCover’s general powers

(1) WorkCover has, for or in connection with the performance of its functions, all the powers of a natural person, including, for example, the power to—

(a) enter into contracts; and

(b) acquire, hold, dispose of and deal with property; and

(c) appoint attorney and agents, including for debt collection; and

(d) charge, and fix terms, for goods, services and information supplied by it; and

(e) engage consultants; and

(f) establish subsidiaries; and

(g) do all other things necessary or convenient to be done for, or in connection with, the performance of its functions.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1) , WorkCover has the powers that are conferred on it by this or another Act.

(3) WorkCover may exercise its powers inside and outside Queensland.

(4) Without limiting subsection (3) , WorkCover may exercise its powers in a foreign country.

(5) The fact that the doing of an act by WorkCover would not be, or is not, in its best interests does not affect its power to do the act.

(6) In this section—

"power" includes legal capacity.