Return to Work Act 1986
132Recovery of compensation from insurer
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132 Recovery of compensation from insurer (1) Where: (a) a claim has been made against an employer that the employer is liable to pay compensation; (b) in relation to the claim, the employer has agreed to pay compensation or the liability of the employer to pay compensation has been established in accordance with this Act; (c) the employer is entitled to be indemnified against his or her liability to pay the compensation under a policy of insurance or indemnity obtained in accordance with this Act; and (d) the employer defaults in payment of an amount of the compensation for a period exceeding one month, the person entitled to the compensation may make a claim against the approved insurer of the employer for payment of the amounts of compensation payable and to become payable. (2) A claim under subsection (1) shall be made within one month after the right to make the claim arose or within such further time as the Court, on an application made before or after the expiration of that period of one month, allows. (3) The Court may allow such further time for the making of a claim under subsection (1) as it thinks fit and the claim may be made (4) An approved insurer shall, in writing to an employer who has defaulted in payment of the compensation, give notice of the making of a claim under subsection (1).