145Acceptance or rejection of claim

145 Acceptance or rejection of claim (1) Where the Minister is satisfied that a claimant is entitled to compensation under section 143, the Minister must accept the claim by giving written notice of acceptance to the claimant setting out— (a) an offer to the claimant of the amount of compensation to which the Minister considers the claimant is entitled; and (b) an explanation of how that amount was assessed.

(2) Where the Minister is satisfied that a claimant is not entitled to compensation under section 143, the Minister must reject the claim by giving written notice of rejection to the claimant setting out the reasons for the rejection.