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Injured worker notifies employer / insurer of injury
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Employer notifies insurer / authority
of injury to worker
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Insurer notifies authority of injury
to worker
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Authority notifies insurer of injury
to worker
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New South Wales
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‘…as soon as possible after the injury happens.’ — s44(1), Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998.
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‘…within 48 hours after becoming aware that a worker has received a workplace injury…’ — s44(2), 1998 Act.
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To give notice ‘...as soon as practicable...’ - s44, 1998 Act.
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To give notice ‘...as soon as practicable...’ - s44, 1998 Act.
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Victoria
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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).
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Within 3 business days of receiving a mental injury claim - s. 73A(1)
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N/A
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N/A
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Queensland
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—
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8 business days — s133(3), Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
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N/A
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N/A
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Western Australia
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As soon as practicable — s178(1)(a), Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981.
Claim within 12 months of injury — s178(1)(b).
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5 days after claim is made — s57A(2A)
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—
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—
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South Australia
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Within 24 hours or as soon as practicable — s16(2), Return to Work Act 2014
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5 business days — s16(6)
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N/A
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N/A
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Tasmania
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As soon as practicable, and before the worker has voluntarily left the employment — s32(1)(a), Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.
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3 working days after becoming aware that worker has suffered a workplace injury — s143A
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Insurer must forward a copy of a claim for compensation to the Board within 5 working days after receiving it. s36(2)
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Northern Territory
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As soon as practicable — s80(1) Return to Work Act.
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Forward the claim form to the insurer within 3 working days of receiving claim from the worker — s84.
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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.
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N/A
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Australian Capital Territory
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As soon as possible — s93(1), Workers Compensation Act 1951.
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48 hrs of becoming aware — s93(2)
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N/A
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N/A
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C’wealth Comcare
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As soon as practicable — s53(1)(a), Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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C’wealth Seacare
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As soon as practicable — s62(1)(a), Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992.
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—
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—
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—
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C’wealth DVA
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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)
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MRCA — N/A
DRCA — N/A
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MRCA — N/A
DRCA — N/A
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MRCA — N/A
DRCA — N/A
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New Zealand
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In the case of a claim for cover, within 12 months after the date on which he/she suffers 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)
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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