Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1951 - SECT 122

    (1)     A claim is made on the day the claim is given to—

        (a)     for a claim that relates to an imminently fatal asbestos-related disease—the insurer; or

        (b)     for any other claim—the employer or the insurer.

Note     Payment of weekly compensation begins when the worker gives notice of the injury to the employer (see s 38).

    (2)     If a claim mentioned in subsection (1) (b) is given to the employer and insurer on different days, the claim is made on the day the claim is given to the first of them.

    (3)     In this section:

"insurer", in relation to a claim, means—

        (a)     for a claim that relates to an imminently fatal asbestos-related disease—the DI fund; or

        (b)     for any other claim—the licensed insurer liable to indemnify the employer for the claim.