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WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 140

140 .         Determination of claim by arbitrator

        (1)         An application may be made to the Registrar by or on behalf of a person claiming compensation under this Division for determination of the claim by order of an arbitrator.

        (2)         The application may be made —

            (a)         at any time after the claimant receives a notice under section 138(3) or  139(2) about the claim; or

            (b)         if the claimant has not received the notice within 30 days after the day on which the claim is made on the employer — at any time after the end of that 30-day period.

        (3)         The making of an application for determination of a claim does not affect the continued operation of section 138 or  139 in relation to the claim.

        (4)         An arbitrator must make an order determining the claim and specifying whether the claimant is entitled to compensation in accordance with this Division and, if so, the amount of compensation to which the claimant is entitled.



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