67EPayment not admission of liability in respect of death of worker

### 67E Payment not admission of liability in respect of death of worker > [*\[Section 67E Inserted by No. 65 of 2004, s. 16, Applied:17 Dec 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-12-17/act-2004-065#GS16@EN) > > > (1)  Where an employer who has received a claim for compensation (whether the employer has accepted liability or not) makes weekly payments under [section 67B](#GS67B@EN) , those payments – > > > > > > (a) are not, in any subsequent proceedings under this Act, to be construed as an admission of liability; and > > > > > > > (b) are to be taken to be in reduction of the amount of any liability of the employer in respect of the death of the worker; and > > > > > > > (c) subject to [subsection (2)](#GS67E@Gs2@EN) , are not recoverable from a dependant of the worker by the employer; and > > > > > > > (d) are recoverable from the employer's insurer including any amount payable by the employer under [section 97(1A)](#GS97@Gs1A@EN) or [(1B)](#GS97@Gs1B@EN) . > > > (2)  The Tribunal may order that an employer be entitled to recover from a dependant any weekly payments made by the employer to him or her if the Tribunal is satisfied that the dependant’s claim for compensation was fraudulent.