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Workers Compensation Act 1951
93Early notification of workplace injury
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93 Early notification of workplace injury
(1) The injured worker must tell the employer that the worker has
received a workplace injury as soon as possible after being injured.
Note An injured worker may give notice of an injury by making an entry in a
register of injuries (see s 92).
(2) The employer must give the insurer notice of the injury (an injury
notice) under section 94 within 48 hours after becoming aware that
the worker has received a workplace injury.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the insurer is a licensed self-insurer.