268Insurer must notify worker of reasonable excuse for not commencing weekly payments

#### 268 Insurer must notify worker of reasonable excuse for not commencing weekly payments 268 Insurer must notify worker of reasonable excuse for not commencing weekly payments > If an insurer does not commence weekly payments of compensation because the insurer has a reasonable excuse for not doing so, the insurer must within 7 days after receiving the initial notification of injury give the worker notice in writing that the insurer has a reasonable excuse for not commencing weekly payments of compensation and include in that notice— > > > (a) details of that reasonable excuse, and > > > (b) a statement that the worker is entitled to make a claim for compensation and that the claim will be determined within 21 days, and > > > (c) details of how that claim can be made. > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > **s 268:** Ins 2001 No 61, Sch 4.2 \[17\]. Am 2001 No 94, Sch 10.2 \[8\].