279Liability to be accepted within 21 days

#### 279 Liability to be accepted within 21 days 279 Liability to be accepted within 21 days > > (1) Within 21 days after a claim for medical expenses compensation is made the person on whom the claim is made must determine the claim by accepting or disputing liability. > > > > Note. > > > > Section 283 makes failure to comply with this section an offence. Section 78 requires notice of a dispute to be given. > > > (2) An employer is not required to determine a claim as provided by this section if— > > > > > (a) the employer has duly forwarded the claim to an insurer who the employer believes is liable to indemnify the employer in respect of the claim, and > > > > > (b) the employer has complied with all reasonable requests of the insurer with respect to the claim. > > > > Note. > > > > A claim forwarded to the insurer is taken to have been made on the insurer. > > **s 279:** Ins 2001 No 61, Sch 4.2 \[17\]. Am 2018 No 62, Sch 1.2 \[9\].