New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1998 - SECT 269

269 Notice to be given of commencement of weekly payments

As soon as practicable after an insurer commences weekly payments of compensation under this Division, the insurer must give the worker a notice in writing notifying the worker that--

(a) weekly payments of compensation to the worker have commenced on the basis of provisional acceptance of liability by the insurer, and

(b) the payment of weekly payments of compensation to the worker will continue for a period (up to a maximum of 12 weeks) determined by the insurer having regard to the nature of the injury and the period of incapacity, and

(c) the insurer will develop an injury management plan for the worker (if required to do so by Chapter 3), and

(d) the worker is entitled to make a claim for compensation (and include details of how that claim can be made).