67Power to request the provision of information relevant to claim

67 Power to request the provision of information relevant to claim

(1) Subject to section 69, if an employer who has been given a claim is satisfied that the claimant: (a) has information or a document that is relevant to the claim; or (b) may obtain such information, or such a document or a copy of such a document, without unreasonable expense or inconvenience; the employer may, by written notice given to the claimant, ask the claimant to give to the employer: (c) the information, or the document or a copy of the document; or (d) if paragraph (b) applies—a written authority to obtain the information or the document or a copy of the document. (2) A claimant who has received a notice under subsection (1) is taken to have complied with the notice if the claimant gives the employer the information, the document or a copy of the document, or the authority, referred to in the notice. (3) If a claimant, without reasonable excuse, does not comply with a notice under subsection (1), the employer may refuse to deal with the claim until the claimant gives the employer the information or the document or a copy of the document, or the authority, referred to in the notice.