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Accident Compensation Act 1985
119FTime limit on response to offer
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119F Time limit on response to offer
(1) If a worker wishes to accept an offer of settlement made by the Authority or a self-insurer, he or she must give the Authority or self-insurer a written notice accepting the offer before the expiry of 28 days from the date the offer was given to him or her.
(2) If a worker rejects the offer, or fails to accept the offer within that 28 day period, the application lapses and the worker ceases to be entitled to apply for a settlement under this Division in respect of the injury.
S. 119G inserted by No. 82/2001 s. 3.