Section 87CWorkers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW)

Employer etc to notify claim or payment of additional or alternative compensation

(1) An employer (not being a self-insurer) or top-up insurer on whom a claim is made for additional or alternative compensation to which this Division applies (or who pays any such compensation) must, within 7 days after receipt of the claim or making the payment, notify the relevant workers compensation insurer of the details of the claim or payment.
(2) For the purposes of this section—
(a) the relevant workers compensation insurer is the insurer who the employer believes is liable to indemnify the employer in respect of a claim under this Act for compensation for the injury to the worker concerned, and
(b) a top-up insurer is a person who indemnifies an employer against liability for additional or alternative compensation.
(3) A person who contravenes this section is guilty of an offence.

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