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Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
67BCommencement of weekly payments to dependants
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### 67B Commencement of weekly payments to dependants
> [*\[Section 67B Inserted by No. 65 of 2004, s. 16, Applied:17 Dec 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-12-17/act-2004-065#GS16@EN)
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> > (1) Where an employer receives a claim for weekly payments under [section 67A(1)(a)](#GS67A@Gs1@Hpa@EN) and the deceased worker’s first pay day after receipt of that claim –
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> > > > (a) would have been not later than 14 days after receipt of that claim, the employer must –
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> > > > > > (i) if it is reasonably practicable to do so, commence making weekly payments to the worker’s dependants on the first pay day; or
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> > > > > > (ii) in any other case, commence making weekly payments to the worker’s dependants not later than 14 days after receipt of that claim; or
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> > > > (b) is later than 14 days after the receipt of that claim, the employer must commence making weekly payments of compensation to the worker's dependants on that pay day.
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> > (2) An employer who fails to comply with [subsection (1)](#GS67B@Gs1@EN) is guilty of an offence.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 5 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.
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> > (3) Weekly payments payable under [section 67A(1)(a)](#GS67A@Gs1@Hpa@EN) are payable –
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> > > > (a) from the date of death of the worker; or
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> > > > (b) 28 days prior to the date on which the claim was given to the employer –
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> > whichever is the later.
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> > (4) Where an employer receives more than one claim for weekly payments under [section 67A(1)(a)](#GS67A@Gs1@Hpa@EN) , the amount of the weekly payment is to be divided equally among those claims unless the Tribunal determines otherwise.
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> > (5) In this section –
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> > > ***pay day*** means the day on which the deceased worker would have normally received salary or wages from his or her employer.