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Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
47Notice of common law claims against Commonwealth
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#### 47 Notice of common law claims against Commonwealth
(1) If:
(a) compensation is payable under this Act in respect of the death of an employee or an injury to an employee; and
(b) the employee, or a dependant of the deceased employee, as the case may be, makes a claim for damages in respect of the death or injury against the Commonwealth, a Commonwealth authority, a licensed corporation or another employee;
the employee or dependant must, as soon as practicable but in any event not later than 7 days after the day on which he or she first became aware of the claim, notify Comcare in writing of the claim.
Penalty: 5 penalty units
(2) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
> Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.