Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 44(1) amended by Nos 8733 s. 14, 10191 s. 270(14)(a), 67/1992 s. 64(11)(b).
(1) When any claim for compensation (not being a claim for weekly payments by a worker or a claim for the payments of the costs of medical hospital nursing or ambulance services or of burial or cremation) is made to any employer, the employer shall within fourteen clear days after the making of the claim give to the registrar notice in writing that such claim has been made, setting out such particulars of the claimant, the worker in respect of whom the claim is made and the alleged injury or disease out of which the claim arises and other relevant matters as are prescribed by rules made by the County Court.
S. 44(2) amended by No. 83/1987 s. 109(6).
(2) Upon receipt by the registrar of any such notice proceedings for the settlement of the claim shall be deemed to have been instituted by the claimant.
S. 44(3) amended by Nos 10191 s. 270(14)(a), 67/1992 s. 64(11)(b).
(3) In any such proceedings the County Court may make any order determination or award which it is empowered to make upon any proceedings under this Act.
(4) Any employer who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
Nos 5601 s. 45, 5676 s. 4(2)(n), 5715 s. 2(c).