105Person to notify Commissioner on commencing certain actions or receiving certain damages

105 Person to notify Commissioner on commencing certain actions or receiving certain damages

(1)  A person who has received, in relation to an asbestos-related disease, a lump sum under this Act must, within 20 business days after –

(a) commencing, after the commencement day, an action for damages in relation to the asbestos-related disease; or

(b) a relevant judgment or settlement is given or made, after the commencement day, in respect of the person; or

(c) the person receives, after the commencement day, an amount as damages in relation to the asbestos-related disease –

notify the Commissioner in writing of the commencement of that action, the relevant judgment or settlement, or that he or she has received that amount, as the case may be.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.

(2)  A person who has made an application for compensation under this Act must, within 20 business days after receiving, in relation to an asbestos-related disease,a lump sum by way of compensation under –

(a) an enactment of a place other than this State; or

(b) the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 ; or

(c) the Workers' Compensation Act 1927  –

notify the Commissioner in writing that he or she has received that compensation.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.