39Employer to give claimant notice of status of claim within 28 days

### 39 Employer to give claimant notice of status of claim within 28 days > *\[Section 39 Amended by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and sched. 1 \]**\[Section 39 Amended by No. 50 of 1992, s. 10 \]**\[Section 39 Substituted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 31 \]*[*\[Section 39 Substituted by No. 99 of 2000, s. 20, Applied:01 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2000-099#GS20@EN) [*\[Section 39 Substituted by No. 85 of 2009, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/act-2009-085#GS12@EN) > > > (1)  If an employer receives a claim for compensation from a worker under [section 35](#GS35@EN) , the employer or the employer's insurer, within 28 days – > > > > > > (a) must notify the worker in writing as to whether a decision has been made to accept, or not to accept, liability for the injury to which the claim relates; and > > > > > > > (b) if no decision has been made to accept, or not to accept, liability for the injury, must specify in the notice – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the reasons why the decision has not been made; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the steps the employer, or the employer's insurer, intends to take before making the decision. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units. > > > (2)  A person referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS39@Gs1@EN) is not required to comply with that subsection if another person referred to in that subsection complies with the subsection.