Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An employer, other than an employer who is a self-insurer, whose worker sustains an injury for which compensation may be payable must complete a report in the approved form and send it to the nearest office of WorkCover.
(2) The employer must send the report immediately after the first of the following happens—
(a) the employer knows the injury has been sustained;
(b) the worker reports the injury to the employer;
(c) the employer receives WorkCover's written request for a report.
(3) If an employer fails to comply with subsection (1) within 8 business days after any of the circumstances mentioned in subsection (2), the employer commits an offence, unless the employer has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.