Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2025
sec.131Giving information
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sec.131 Giving information
This section applies if the insurer has given the worker a section 193A notice stating the insurer does not have enough information to decide whether the qualifying condition is satisfied for the worker. The worker— may give the insurer information relevant to the decision— within 60 business days after receiving the section 193A notice; or on or before a later day agreed to by the insurer and the worker; and if the worker gives information to the insurer under paragraph (a) —must tell the insurer whether the worker has engaged a lawyer and incurred legal costs in giving the information. The qualifying condition is taken not to be satisfied for the worker if the worker does not give the insurer information relevant to the decision within the period mentioned in subsection (2) (a) . (sec.131-ssec.1) This section applies if the insurer has given the worker a section 193A notice stating the insurer does not have enough information to decide whether the qualifying condition is satisfied for the worker. (sec.131-ssec.2) The worker— may give the insurer information relevant to the decision— within 60 business days after receiving the section 193A notice; or on or before a later day agreed to by the insurer and the worker; and if the worker gives information to the insurer under paragraph (a) —must tell the insurer whether the worker has engaged a lawyer and incurred legal costs in giving the information. (sec.131-ssec.3) The qualifying condition is taken not to be satisfied for the worker if the worker does not give the insurer information relevant to the decision within the period mentioned in subsection (2) (a) .
- (a) may give the insurer information relevant to the decision— (i) within 60 business days after receiving the section 193A notice; or (ii) on or before a later day agreed to by the insurer and the worker; and
- (i) within 60 business days after receiving the section 193A notice; or
- (ii) on or before a later day agreed to by the insurer and the worker; and
- (b) if the worker gives information to the insurer under paragraph (a) —must tell the insurer whether the worker has engaged a lawyer and incurred legal costs in giving the information.
- (i) within 60 business days after receiving the section 193A notice; or
- (ii) on or before a later day agreed to by the insurer and the worker; and