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Workers Compensation Act 1951
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119 No compliant certificate with claim
(1) This section applies if a claim is deficient because section 118 (2) has
not been complied with.
(2) If the insurer (or licensed self-insurer) tells the worker in writing
about the deficiency (including details of what is required to comply
with section 118 (2)) as soon as possible (but in any case within 72
hours) after receiving the claim, the claim is not considered to have
been made until section 118 (2) is complied with.
(3) However, if the insurer (or licensed self-insurer) does not tell the
worker in writing about the deficiency (including details of what is
required to comply with section 118 (2)) within 72 hours after
receiving the claim, the claim is taken to comply with section 118 (2).
(4) Subsection (2) does not apply if the insurer (or licensed self-insurer)
waives the requirement for the claim to comply with section 118 (2).
insurer, in relation to a claim, means—
(b) for any other claim—the licensed insurer liable to indemnify the