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Workers Compensation Act 1951
123Injury notice
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123 Injury notice
(1) An injury notice must contain—
(a) the name and address of the injured worker; and
(b) the cause of the injury (in ordinary language); and
(c) the date and time the injury happened.
(2) The notice must be served on—
(a) if the notice relates to an imminently fatal asbestos-related
disease—the DI fund manager; or
(b) if the notice relates to any other injury—the employer or, if the
worker has more than 1 employer, the employer responsible for
the workplace where the injury happened.