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Workers Compensation Act 1987
87CEmployer etc to notify claim or payment of additional or alternative compensation
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#### 87C Employer etc to notify claim or payment of additional or alternative compensation
87C Employer etc to notify claim or payment of additional or alternative compensation
> > (1) An employer (not being a self-insurer) or top-up insurer on whom a claim is made for additional or alternative compensation to which this Division applies (or who pays any such compensation) must, within 7 days after receipt of the claim or making the payment, notify the relevant workers compensation insurer of the details of the claim or payment.
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> > (2) For the purposes of this section—
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> > > (a) the relevant workers compensation insurer is the insurer who the employer believes is liable to indemnify the employer in respect of a claim under this Act for compensation for the injury to the worker concerned, and
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> > > (b) a top-up insurer is a person who indemnifies an employer against liability for additional or alternative compensation.
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> > (3) A person who contravenes this section is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> **s 87C:** Ins 1989 No 133, Sch 7 (1).