264Action by employer in respect of claims, injuries and compensation

#### 264 Action by employer in respect of claims, injuries and compensation 264 Action by employer in respect of claims, injuries and compensation > > (1) An employer (not being a self-insurer) who receives a claim or any other documentation in respect of a claim must, within 7 days after receiving the claim or documentation, forward it to the employer’s insurer. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > > (2) An employer who receives a request from the employer’s insurer for specified information in respect of a claim or notified injury, or documentation in respect of a claim or notified injury, must, within 7 days after receipt of the request, furnish the insurer with such of the specified information or documentation as is in the employer’s possession or reasonably obtainable by the employer. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > > (3) An employer who has received compensation money under this Act from an insurer must, as soon as practicable, pay the money to the person entitled to the compensation. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > > (4) A person is not guilty of an offence for a failure to comply with a provision of this section if there was a reasonable excuse for that failure. > > > (5) In this section— > > > > employer’s insurer means the insurer who the employer believes is liable to indemnify the employer in respect of the claim or injury concerned. > > > > notified injury means an injury to a worker notified to an insurer. > > **s 264:** Ins 2001 No 61, Sch 4.2 \[17\].