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8JApplication for approval of agreement—Schedule 3, clause 3(1)
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#### 8J Application for approval of agreement—Schedule 3, clause 3(1)
8J Application for approval of agreement—Schedule 3, clause 3(1)
> > (1) The worker or the employer may apply for the approval by the insurer of a pre-injury average weekly earnings agreement.
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> > (2) The application is to be made within 5 days after the initial notification to the insurer of the injury (within the meaning of Part 3 of Chapter 7 of the 1998 Act).
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> > (3) The application is to be in writing and is to include each of the following—
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> > > (a) the agreed amount of pre-injury average weekly earnings,
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> > > (b) the date of the agreement,
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> > > (c) the date of the injury and claim number,
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> > > (d) the name of the worker and of the employer,
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> > > (e) the name and contact details of any person authorised by the employer to enter into the agreement,
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> > > (f) details of any other employment in which the worker is engaged,
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> > > (g) any supporting information (including, for example, a contract of employment or payslips),
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> > > (h) any other information that the worker or the employer considers was taken into account in reaching the agreement,
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> > > (i) acknowledgement of the consent of the parties to the agreement.
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> > (4) The worker or the employer may withdraw the application by giving notice in writing to the insurer.
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> **cl 8J:** Ins 2019 (455), Sch 1\[2\].