271Liability to make weekly payments not affected by making of claim

271 Liability to make weekly payments not affected by making of claim

271 Liability to make weekly payments not affected by making of claim

(1) An obligation of an insurer to make weekly payments of compensation pursuant to the provisional acceptance of liability under this Division ceases if the insurer disputes liability to make those payments.

Note.

Section 78 requires notice of a dispute to be given.

(2) Otherwise, a liability to make weekly payments of compensation pursuant to the acceptance of liability on a provisional basis under this Division is not affected by the making of a claim for compensation.

s 271: Ins 2001 No 61, Sch 4.2 [17]. Am 2018 No 62, Sch 1.2 [9].