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WORKPLACE INJURY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 2013 - SECT 467

Request for information and suspension of review

    (1)     The Authority may, by written notice, request an employer to provide information relevant to the review to the Authority within the time specified in the notice.

    (2)     The Authority may suspend a review if the employer fails to provide information relevant to the review that the Authority has requested in a notice under subsection (1) by the time specified in that notice.

    (3)     If the Authority suspends a review under subsection (2), the Authority must give the employer written notice of the suspension ( suspension notice ) which states the following—

        (a)     that the suspension takes effect on service of the suspension notice;

        (b)     the period of the suspension;

        (c)     that the review has been suspended pending the provision of the information relevant to the review that the Authority has requested;

        (d)     the details of the requested information;

        (e)     that the review will remain suspended until the earlier of—

              (i)     the period for suspension specified in the suspension notice is complete; or

              (ii)     the employer provides the Authority with the requested information.

    (4)     If an employer does not provide the Authority with information requested by the Authority by the completion of the stated period of suspension in the suspension notice, the employer is deemed to have withdrawn the application for review.

    (5)     If an employer is deemed to have withdrawn an application for review under subsection (4), the employer may again apply for review of the same matter that was the subject of the deemed withdrawn application.

    (6)     An application made under subsection (5) will not be accepted by the Authority unless the application—

        (a)     is made within 60 days of the date on which the application was deemed to be withdrawn under subsection (4); and

        (b)     is accompanied by the information specified in the suspension notice.



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