Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION REGULATION 2014 - REG 103

103 If dentist, doctor or nurse practitioner not available

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a person does not lodge a certificate in the approved form with an application made under section 132 , 132A or 132B of the Act in relation to a worker; and

(b) the certificate can not be provided because the dentist, doctor or nurse practitioner required to give the certificate under the section was not available to attend the worker.

(2) The person must complete and lodge with the insurer a declaration in the approved form.

(3) For a non-fatal injury, the declaration—

(a) may be accepted by the insurer only once for injury to the worker in any 1 event; and

(b) is acceptable proof of incapacity of the worker for up to 3 days.

(4) The declaration is taken to be a certificate in the approved form for section 132 (3) (a) , 132A (3) (c) (i) or 132B (3) (c) (i) of the Act .