Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 325C

325C Deciding examination applications

(1) Within 20 business days after receiving an examination application, the insurer must—

(a) approve or refuse the application; and

(b) give the applicant written notice of the decision.

(2) The insurer must approve the examination application unless satisfied—

(a) the applicant was not exposed to coal dust at the applicant’s place of employment for a period, whether or not continuous, of at least 6 months; or

(b) the applicant was exposed to coal dust at the applicant’s place of employment for a period, whether or not continuous, of at least 6 months, but the exposure did not happen in Queensland.

(3) If the insurer refuses the examination application, the notice mentioned in subsection (1) (b) must—

(a) state the reasons for the decision; and

(b) include or be accompanied by information about the rights of review under this Act for the decision.