WORKERS COMPENSATION REGULATION 2002 - REG 48 When may application for arbitration be filed?

WORKERS COMPENSATION REGULATION 2002 - REG 48

    (1)     An injured worker or the worker's employer may file an application for the arbitration of—

        (a)     a matter in issue arising from the worker's claim for compensation; or

        (b)     the insurer's rejection of the worker's claim for compensation.

    (2)     However, if the injured worker and the employer must participate in a conciliation under section 38, the application for arbitration may be filed only if—

        (a)     the parties have attended the conciliation; and

        (b)     either—

              (i)     the matter was not resolved at the conciliation; or

              (ii)     the conciliator decided that the matter was not suitable for conciliation.