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Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
33AEmployer given notice of injury must inform worker of right to claim
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### 33A Employer given notice of injury must inform worker of right to claim
> [*\[Section 33A Inserted by No. 85 of 2009, s. 9, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2009-085#GS9@EN) [*\[Section 33A Substituted by No. 39 of 2017, s. 12, Applied:01 Jan 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-01-01/act-2017-039#GS12@EN)
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> > (1) An employer who is informed by a worker of an injury to the worker must, within 14 days, inform the worker, in the prescribed form, that the worker may have a right to make a claim for compensation in relation to the injury.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
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> > (2) [Subsection (1)](#GS33A@Gs1@EN) does not apply in relation to an injury if the employer is informed of the injury by the service on the employer of a claim for compensation.