73AResponsibilities of employer—mental injuries

73A Responsibilities of employer—mental injuries (1) In addition to any requirement to forward a claim or medical certificate under section 73(1), an employer, within 3 business days after the employer receives a claim for compensation in respect of a mental injury, must notify the Authority of that claim. (2) This section does not apply to an employer who is a self-insurer or an eligible subsidiary of a self-insurer except in relation to the employment of a student worker. (3) A notification under subsection (1) does not of itself affect any period referred to in section 75 within which a claim is required to be dealt with. ***business day*** means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday. S. 73A(5) inserted by No. 5/2021 s. 7(2). (5) An employer must not contravene subsection (1). Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 60 penalty units; S. 74 amended by No. 5/2021 s. 8 (ILA s. 39B(1)).