Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00483:reg:11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00483
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11
Character Range: 8686–10481

11  Claims management
(1)    The Commission may only grant a licence to a Commonwealth authority that authorises the licensee, or a specified person acting on the licensee's behalf, to manage some or all of the claims made by employees of the licensee under the Act if the licence authorises only the persons set out in subsection (2) to manage claims on behalf of the licensee.

Who may manage claims on behalf of a licensed authority
(2)    The licence may only authorise the following persons to manage claims on behalf of the licensee:
 (a) Comcare;
 (b) a Comcare subsidiary;
 (c) employees of Comcare or of a Comcare subsidiary;
 (d) another Commonwealth authority;
 (e) employees of another Commonwealth authority.
(3)    This provision does not apply in relation to a licence that is, or will be, granted to the Australian Capital Territory.

11A Notification of request to accept tail liabilities

        (1)   This section applies if a Commonwealth authority has requested in writing, a variation of licence that would, if granted, authorise the Commonwealth authority to accept any liability arising under the Act in relation to injury, loss, damage or death that has occurred at a time before the licence commenced.

       (2)   The Commission must not vary the scope of the licence unless it has notified the Minister, in writing, of:

          (a) the extent to which the Commonwealth authority would be authorised to accept liability under the Act in relation to injury, loss, damage or death that has occurred prior to the commencement of the licence; and

          (b) the estimated amount of outstanding tail liability that would be assumed by the Commonwealth authority

under the requested variation of licence.

Division 3.2—Licences granted to eligible corporations