Work Injury Compensation Act 2019 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Compensation Process
52. Pre-hearing conference
Feedback & supportAt a pre-hearing conference, the Commissioner may consider any matter, including the possibility of settlement of all or any of the matters in dispute for the hearing, and may do one or more of the following:
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner for Labour appointed under section 3 of the Employment Act 1968;
direct any person attending the pre‑hearing conference to provide any information and document to the Commissioner;
make any direction for the fair and expeditious determination of any matter for hearing;
where the claimant, the employer or the employer’s insurer agree to a settlement of some or all of the matters for the hearing, record the terms of the settlement and make an order under section 51(2)(a);
claimant
“claimant” means an injured individual claiming compensation under this Act;
make an order of refusal of compensation in respect of a claim, if the Commissioner is of the view that —
claim
“claim” means a claim for compensation under this Act and includes a deemed claim under section 35;
the accident to which the claim relates did not arise out of or in the course of the claimant’s employment with the employer; or (ii)the claimant was not an employee within the meaning of this Act.
employer
“employer” means any person (A) who employs an individual (B) under a contract of service and includes —(a)the Government, if B belongs to a class or description of employees of the Government declared to be employees for the purposes of this Act under paragraph (a) of the definition of “employee”;(b)the legal personal representative of A, if A is deceased;(c)a duly authorised agent or manager of A;(d)the person who owns or is carrying on, or for the time being is responsible for the management of, the profession, business, trade or work in which B is engaged; and(e)where B is employed for the purpose of any game or recreation and engaged or paid through a club, the manager or members of the managing committee of that club.