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StatuteInjury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001

Section 50 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Responsibilities of Corporation after claim lodged

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50 Responsibilities of Corporation after claim lodged (1) On receiving a claim for cover under section 48 from a person, the Corporation must— (a) decide whether or not it accepts that the person has cover; and (b) if it accepts that the person has cover,— (i) provide information about the entitlements to which it considers the claimant may be entitled; and (ii) facilitate the claimant's access to those entitlements. (2) If the claim is for cover for a treatment injury, the Corporation must provide the claimant with information on the role of the Health and Disability Commissioner under the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights. Subsection (2) was inserted, as from 1 July 2005, by section 15 Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act (No 2) 2005 (2005 No 45).

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