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WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988 - SECT 42 Reference of claims for compensation to Tribunal

WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988 - SECT 42

Reference of claims for compensation to Tribunal

(1)  A claim for compensation may be referred to the Tribunal by –
(a) an injured worker or a dependant of an injured worker; or
(b) the employer of an injured worker; or
(c) the licensed insurer of an employer.
(d) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  
(2)  A claim for compensation is to be referred to the Tribunal by application, in a form approved by the President, filed with the Registrar.
(3)  Where an application is filed with the Registrar, the Registrar shall, as soon as practicable, forward the application to the Tribunal.
(4)  On receipt of an application from the Registrar, the Tribunal shall determine the persons who appear to it from the application to have an interest in the settlement of the claim for compensation to which the application relates and shall advise the Registrar of the names of those persons.
(5)  The Registrar shall, as soon as practicable after being advised of the names of the persons who appear to the Tribunal to have an interest in the settlement of the claim for compensation to which the application relates, serve those persons with a notice containing particulars of the claim.