Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION REGULATION 2014 - REG 112I

112I Giving information

(1) This section applies if the insurer has given the worker a section 193A notice stating the insurer does not have enough information to decide whether the qualifying condition is satisfied for the worker.

(2) The worker—

(a) may give the insurer information relevant to the decision within 60 business days after receiving the section 193A notice; and

(b) if the worker gives information to the insurer under paragraph (a) —must advise the insurer whether the worker has engaged a lawyer and incurred legal costs in giving the information.

(3) Despite subsection (2) (a) , the insurer may, at the worker’s request, decide to allow the worker to give the insurer information after the period mentioned in the subsection has ended if the worker has a reasonable excuse for not giving the information during the period.

(4) The qualifying condition is taken not to be satisfied for the worker if the worker does not give the insurer information relevant to the decision during the period—

(a) mentioned in subsection (2) (a) ; or

(b) decided by the insurer under subsection (3) .