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### 143P Disputes about injury management
> [*\[Section 143P Inserted by No. 85 of 2009, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2009-085#GS47@EN)
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> > (1) An employer or insurer, as soon as practicable after making a significant decision in relation to the injury management in respect of a worker, is to notify the worker of –
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> > > > (a) the decision; and
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> > > > (b) the reasons why the decision was made.
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> > (2) A worker's employer is to inform the worker's injury management co-ordinator as soon as practicable after a dispute arises in relation to injury management in respect of the worker.
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> > (3) An injury management co-ordinator is to attempt to resolve any dispute of which the co-ordinator is informed under [subsection (2)](#GS143P@Gs2@EN) by, as soon as practicable –
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> > > > (a) informally mediating between the parties to the dispute; or
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> > > > (b) discussing the matter individually with each party to the dispute.
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> > (4) A party to a dispute of which an injury management co-ordinator is informed under [subsection (2)](#GS143P@Gs2@EN) may notify the Tribunal about the dispute, if the dispute is not resolved to the party's satisfaction.