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WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1951 - SECT 116

Making claim for compensation

    (1)     A worker may claim compensation under this Act.

    (2)     A claim for weekly compensation must be accompanied by a medical certificate from—

        (a)     for a claim that relates to an imminently fatal asbestos-related disease—a doctor prescribed by regulation; or

        (b)     for any other claim—a doctor.

    (3)     Failure to make a claim under this Act does not prevent the recovery of compensation if it is found that the failure was caused by ignorance, mistake or other reasonable cause.


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