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WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1998 - SECT 71

Duty of claimant to co-operate

71 Duty of claimant to co-operate

(cf former s 93C)

(1) A claimant must co-operate fully in respect of the claim with the insurer liable under the claim.
(2) In particular, the claimant must comply with any reasonable request by the insurer to furnish specified information (in addition to the information furnished in the claim form).
(3) The duty under this section applies only until proceedings before the Commission are commenced in respect of the claim but if the claimant fails without reasonable excuse to comply with this section, proceedings before the Commission cannot be commenced in respect of the claim while the failure continues.



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