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Workers Compensation Act 1951
96Obligations of insurer on being notified of injury
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96 Obligations of insurer on being notified of injury
(1) Within 3 business days after the day an insurer receives an injury
notice, the insurer must take action under the insurer’s injury
management program.
(2) Within 3 business days after the day an insurer receives an injury
notice, if there are reasonable grounds for the insurer to believe that
the injury is a significant injury, the insurer must make contact under
the insurer’s injury management program with each of the following
people:
(a) the injured worker;
(b) the employer (unless the employer is a licensed self-insurer);
(c) the worker’s nominated treating doctor (if appropriate and
practical).
(3) If a workplace injury results in the worker being incapacitated for
work for a continuous period of longer than 7 days, within 3 business
days after the day the 1st continuous period of 7 days incapacity ends,
the insurer must make contact under the insurer’s injury management
program with each of the following people:
(a) the injured worker;
(b) the employer (unless the employer is a licensed self-insurer);
(c) the worker’s nominated treating doctor (if appropriate and
practical).
continuous period, in relation to a worker’s incapacity—a period is
a continuous period—
(a) whether or not any of the days in the period are business days;
and
(b) whether or not the incapacity is total or partial or a combination
of both.
significant injury means a workplace injury that is likely to result in
the worker being incapacitated for work for a continuous period of
longer than 7 days.
Obligations in relation to personal injury plans Part 5.4