Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1951 - SECT 127

    (1)     In this part:

"insurer", in relation to a claim against an employer, means—

        (a)     the licensed insurer with whom the employer has or had a compulsory insurance policy that applies to the claim; or

        (b)     if the employer was a licensed self-insurer when the injury happened—the employer; or

        (c)     the DI fund, if—

              (i)     when the injury happened, the employer was not a licensed self-insurer, and the employer has or had no compulsory insurance policy that applies to the claim; or

              (ii)     when the injury happened, the employer was not a licensed self-insurer, and the employer has or had a compulsory insurance policy that applies to the claim but the policy was issued by a licensed insurer that has been wound up or is being wound up; or

              (iii)     the claim relates to an imminently fatal asbestos-related disease.

    (2)     For this part, a claim is given to the insurer if the claim is given to the licensed insurer or the licensed insurer is given notice of the claim by the employer or worker.