Table 3.4: Prescribed time periods for injury notification

 Worker notifies employer/insurer of injury Employer notifies insurer/authority of injury Insurer notifies authority of injury Authority notifies insurer of injury  
NSW ‘…as soon as possible after the injury happens.’ - s44(1), Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998. 48 hours after becoming aware that a worker has received a workplace injury —s44(2). To give notice ‘...as soon as practicable...’ - s44. To give notice ‘...as soon as practicable...’ - s44. 
Vic

30 days after becoming aware of injury - s18(1) Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013. 

Beyond 30 days after becoming aware of injury in certain conditions - s18(6)

Within 3 business days of receiving a mental injury claim – s 73A(1) and 3 business days of receiving a mental injury claim - s 73A N/A N/A 
QldN/A8 business days - s133(3), Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 N/A N/A 
WA

As soon as practicable —  s178(1)(a), Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981. 

Claim within 12 months of injury — s178(1)(b). 

5 days after claim is made — s57A(2A) N/AN/A
SAWithin 24 hours or as soon as practicable — s16(2), Return to Work Act 2014 5 business days - s16(6) N/A N/A 
TasAs soon as practicable, and before the worker has voluntarily left the employment — s32(1)(a), Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. 3 working days after becoming aware that worker has suffered a workplace injury — s143A Insurer must forward a copy of a claim for compensation to the Board within 5 working days after receiving it s36(2) N/A 
NTAs soon as practicable — s80(1) Return to Work Act. Forward the claim form to the insurer within 3 working days of receiving claim from the worker — s84. An insurer who is given notice of a claim under s81 or receives a claim forwarded under subsection (1) shall, within 10 working days after the notice is given or the claim received, forward a copy to the Authority — s84(2).N/A 
ACTAs soon as possible — s93(1), Workers Compensation Act 1951. 48 hrs of becoming aware — s93(2) N/A N/A 
C’wealth Comcare As soon as practicable — s53(1)(a), Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. N/A N/A N/A 
C’wealth Seacare As soon as practicable —  s62(1)(a), Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992. N/AN/AN/A
C’wealth DVA 

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA) — N/A 

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 (DRCA) — As soon as practicable — s53(1)(a) 

MRCA — N/A 

DRCA — N/A 

MRCA — N/A 

DRCA — N/A 

MRCA — N/A 

DRCA — N/A 

New Zealand In the case of a claim for cover, within 12 months after the date on which they suffer the personal injury; or in the case of a claim for an entitlement, within 12 months after the date on which the need for the entitlement arose — s53(3) N/A N/A N/A