267Duty to commence weekly payments following initial notification of injury

#### 267 Duty to commence weekly payments following initial notification of injury 267 Duty to commence weekly payments following initial notification of injury > > (1) Provisional weekly payments of compensation by an insurer are to commence within 7 days after initial notification to the insurer of an injury to a worker, unless the insurer has a reasonable excuse for not commencing those weekly payments. > > > (2) A person does not have a reasonable excuse for not commencing those weekly payments unless the person has an excuse that the Workers Compensation Guidelines provide is a reasonable excuse. > > > (3) The payment of provisional weekly payments of compensation under this section is on the basis of the provisional acceptance of liability by the insurer for a period of up to 12 weeks determined by the insurer having regard to the nature of the injury and the period of incapacity. > > > (4) The acceptance of liability on a provisional basis does not constitute an admission of liability by the employer or insurer under this Act or independently of this Act. > > > (5) An insurer who fails to commence weekly payments of compensation as required by this section is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > **s 267:** Ins 2001 No 61, Sch 4.2 \[17\]. Am 2015 No 19, Sch 6 \[4\].