Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2025
sec.183Particulars if injury causes death
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sec.183 Particulars if injury causes death
A notice of claim relating to an injury causing death must include the following additional particulars— if the claimant is the spouse of the deceased worker— the relevant date; and the relevant place; and the claimant’s net (after tax) weekly income immediately before and after the worker’s death; and the age to which the claimant intended to work and whether the claimant intended the future employment to be full-time or part-time; and details of any current health problems of the claimant; and the amount of average weekly financial benefit derived by the claimant from the deceased worker before the worker’s death and the method of calculating the amount; and the expected date of birth of a posthumous child of the relationship; and details of any remarriage or start of a marriage-like relationship; or if the claimant is not the spouse of the deceased worker— the claimant’s relationship to the deceased worker; and the claimant’s net (after tax) weekly income; and the age to which the claimant would have been dependent on the deceased worker and the basis of the dependency; and details of any current health problems of the claimant; and the amount of average weekly financial benefit derived by the claimant from the deceased worker immediately before the worker’s death and the method of calculating the amount. In this section— relevant date means— the date of marriage; or the date the civil partnership had effect; or the date on which the de facto relationship started. relevant place means— the place of the marriage; or the place of registration of the civil partnership; or the residential address where the de facto relationship started. (sec.183-ssec.1) A notice of claim relating to an injury causing death must include the following additional particulars— if the claimant is the spouse of the deceased worker— the relevant date; and the relevant place; and the claimant’s net (after tax) weekly income immediately before and after the worker’s death; and the age to which the claimant intended to work and whether the claimant intended the future employment to be full-time or part-time; and details of any current health problems of the claimant; and the amount of average weekly financial benefit derived by the claimant from the deceased worker before the worker’s death and the method of calculating the amount; and the expected date of birth of a posthumous child of the relationship; and details of any remarriage or start of a marriage-like relationship; or if the claimant is not the spouse of the deceased worker— the claimant’s relationship to the deceased worker; and the claimant’s net (after tax) weekly income; and the age to which the claimant would have been dependent on the deceased worker and the basis of the dependency; and details of any current health problems of the claimant; and the amount of average weekly financial benefit derived by the claimant from the deceased worker immediately before the worker’s death and the method of calculating the amount. (sec.183-ssec.2) In this section— relevant date means— the date of marriage; or the date the civil partnership had effect; or the date on which the de facto relationship started. relevant place means— the place of the marriage; or the place of registration of the civil partnership; or the residential address where the de facto relationship started.