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Workers Compensation Act 1951
129Rejecting claims generally
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129 Rejecting claims generally
(1) An insurer rejects a claim for compensation under this Act by written
notice given to the worker and, unless the insurer is a licensed self-
insurer, the employer.
(2) The claim is taken to be rejected when the notice is received by the
worker and, unless the insurer is a licensed self-insurer, the employer.
(3) If the worker and employer do not receive the notice on the same day,
the notice is taken to have been given on the day the notice is received
by the last of them.
(4) The notice must include the reason the insurer is rejecting the claim.
(5) If the insurer rejects the claim 28 days or later after the claim is given
to the insurer, the notice must include a statement explaining why the
insurer is rejecting the claim.
Note It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or
(6) For this section, a notice is taken not to contain the reason the insurer
is rejecting the claim if it simply says the claim is being rejected for
medical reasons without including the medical reasons.