ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 1985 - SECT 119D Time limit for making applications

ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 1985 - SECT 119D

    (1)     A worker wishing to apply for a settlement must do so before the expiry of 6 months from the date the Authority or self-insurer gives him or her a response under section 119B(2).

    (2)     If a worker who is entitled to apply for a settlement under Subdivision 1 or 2 fails to comply with subsection (1), the worker ceases to be entitled to apply for a settlement under that Subdivision.

    (3)     If a worker who is entitled to apply for a settlement under Subdivision 3 or 4 fails to comply with subsection (1), the worker is not entitled to apply for a settlement under that Subdivision until he or she gives the Authority or self-insurer another expression of interest in applying for a settlement and is given another response under section 119B(2).

S. 119E inserted by No. 82/2001 s. 3.