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Workers Compensation Act 1951
94CInjured workers of uninsured employers may give DI fund
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94C Injured workers of uninsured employers may give DI fund
manager injury notice
An injured worker may give the DI fund manager a copy of the
injured worker’s injury notice if—
(a) the injured worker’s employer—
(i) is required to give the notice to the fund manager under
section 94A (Uninsured employer to give DI fund manager
injury notice etc); but
(ii) has not given the notice as required; or
(b) the injured worker’s employer is required to give the notice to
the fund manager under section 94A but the injured worker
suspects that the employer may not have given the notice to the
fund manager; or
(c) a liquidator—
(i) tells the injured worker to give the worker’s injury notice
to the fund manager under section 94B (Liquidator to give
DI fund manager injury notice etc); or
(ii) is required under section 94B to tell the injured worker to
give the worker’s injury notice to the fund manager, but
does not tell the injured worker as required; or
(d) the injured worker was employed by an employer who held a
compulsory insurance policy under which the insurer was
required to provide indemnity for the worker’s injury, but the
insurer cannot provide the indemnity required to be provided
(e) the injured worker was employed by an employer who was a
licensed self-insurer and the injured worker believes, on
reasonable grounds, that the employer is unable to pay
compensation in relation to the injury; or
(f) the injured worker’s employer no longer exists.