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Workers Compensation Act 1951
71Claim for compensation for pt 4.5
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71 Claim for compensation for pt 4.5
(1) The worker may make a claim for compensation under this part for
the cost of medical treatment or in relation to damage to, or loss of,
the worker’s clothing only if the worker has given the employer
written notice stating—
(a) the amount of compensation sought; and
(b) reasonable details of the expenses for which compensation is
sought.
(2) However, a failure to give notice, or a defect or inaccuracy in the
notice, does not affect a claim for compensation under this part if it is
found in the proceeding on the claim that—
(a) if a notice or amended notice were then given and the hearing
postponed, the employer’s defence is not, or would not be,
prejudiced by the failure, defect or inaccuracy; or
(b) the failure, defect or inaccuracy was caused by mistake or other
reasonable cause.