282Relevant particulars about a claim

#### 282 Relevant particulars about a claim 282 Relevant particulars about a claim > > (1) The relevant particulars about a claim are full details of the following, sufficient to enable the insurer, as far as practicable, to make a proper assessment of the claimant’s full entitlement on the claim— > > > > > (a) the injury received by the claimant, > > > > > (b) all impairments arising from the injury, > > > > > (c) any previous injury, or any pre-existing condition or abnormality, to which any proportion of an impairment is or may be due (whether or not it is an injury for which compensation has been paid or is payable under Division 4 of Part 3 of the 1987 Act), > > > > > (d) in the case of a claim for work injury damages, details of the economic losses that are being claimed as damages and details of the alleged negligence or other tort of the employer, > > > > > (e) information relevant to a determination as to whether or not the degree of permanent impairment resulting from the injury will change, > > > > > (f) in addition, in the case of a claim for lump sum compensation, details of all previous employment to the nature of which the injury is or may be due, > > > > > (g) such other matters as the Workers Compensation Guidelines may require. > > > (2) If the employer requires the claimant to submit himself or herself for examination by a medical practitioner provided and paid for by the employer, the claimant is not considered to have provided all relevant particulars about the claim until the worker has complied with that requirement. > > > (3) The insurer is not entitled to delay the determination of a claim under this Division on the ground that any particulars about the claim are insufficient unless the insurer requested further relevant particulars within 2 weeks after the claimant provided particulars. > > > (4) In this section, injury is not limited by the meaning given by section 4. > > **s 282:** Ins 2001 No 61, Sch 4.2 \[17\]. Am 2001 No 94, Sch 1.2 \[5\]; 2015 No 19, Sch 6 \[4\].