286Partial acceptance of liability

286 Partial acceptance of liability

286 Partial acceptance of liability

(1) Liability for compensation can be partially accepted and partially disputed and references in this Part to accepting liability and disputing liability are to be interpreted accordingly.

(2) A person who accepts liability for compensation on the basis of the partial acceptance of liability (including acceptance on a provisional basis) must, when notifying the claimant of the partial acceptance of liability, include details sufficient to ascertain the extent to which liability is accepted.

s 286: Ins 2001 No 61, Sch 4.2 [17].