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Workers Compensation Act 1951
124No notice or defective or inaccurate notice
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124 No notice or defective or inaccurate notice
(1) This section applies to a claim in relation to which—
(a) an injury notice has not been given; or
(b) the injury notice given was defective or inaccurate.
(2) A proceeding may be maintained in relation to the claim if the
Magistrates Court or arbitrator finds, in the proceeding for the claim,
that—
(a) the employer’s defence is not, or would not be, prejudiced by
the lack of notice, or defect or inaccuracy in the notice, if a
notice or amended notice were given and the hearing postponed;
or
(b) the lack of notice, or defect or inaccuracy in the notice, was
caused by ignorance, mistake or another reasonable cause.