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Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
sec.232ZHSuspending entitlement
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### sec.232ZH Suspending entitlement
The insurer may suspend the worker’s entitlement to treatment, care and support payments if the insurer considers the worker’s absence from Australia will, or is likely to, adversely affect—
the worker’s condition resulting from the worker’s injury; or
the worker’s prospects of improvement or rehabilitation.
The worker’s entitlement to treatment, care and support payments may be suspended for all or part of the period the worker is absent from Australia.
If the insurer decides to suspend the worker’s entitlement to treatment, care and support payments, the insurer must give the worker written notice of the decision.
See section 232L (4) for the effect of a worker’s entitlement to treatment, care and support payments being suspended under this section.
The notice—
must state the period of the suspension; and
may state that the period of suspension starts on the day the worker left Australia, even if the notice is given after that day.
s 232ZH ins 2016 No. 44 s 30
(sec.232ZH-ssec.1) The insurer may suspend the worker’s entitlement to treatment, care and support payments if the insurer considers the worker’s absence from Australia will, or is likely to, adversely affect— the worker’s condition resulting from the worker’s injury; or the worker’s prospects of improvement or rehabilitation.
(sec.232ZH-ssec.2) The worker’s entitlement to treatment, care and support payments may be suspended for all or part of the period the worker is absent from Australia.
(sec.232ZH-ssec.3) If the insurer decides to suspend the worker’s entitlement to treatment, care and support payments, the insurer must give the worker written notice of the decision. See section 232L (4) for the effect of a worker’s entitlement to treatment, care and support payments being suspended under this section.
(sec.232ZH-ssec.4) The notice— must state the period of the suspension; and may state that the period of suspension starts on the day the worker left Australia, even if the notice is given after that day.
- (a) the worker’s condition resulting from the worker’s injury; or
- (b) the worker’s prospects of improvement or rehabilitation.
- (a) must state the period of the suspension; and
- (b) may state that the period of suspension starts on the day the worker left Australia, even if the notice is given after that day.