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Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998
269Notice to be given of commencement of weekly payments
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#### 269 Notice to be given of commencement of weekly payments
269 Notice to be given of commencement of weekly payments
> As soon as practicable after an insurer commences weekly payments of compensation under this Division, the insurer must give the worker a notice in writing notifying the worker that—
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> > (a) weekly payments of compensation to the worker have commenced on the basis of provisional acceptance of liability by the insurer, and
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> > (b) the payment of weekly payments of compensation to the worker will continue for a period (up to a maximum of 12 weeks) determined by the insurer having regard to the nature of the injury and the period of incapacity, and
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> > (c) the insurer will develop an injury management plan for the worker (if required to do so by Chapter 3), and
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> > (d) the worker is entitled to make a claim for compensation (and include details of how that claim can be made).
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> **s 269:** Ins 2001 No 61, Sch 4.2 \[17\].