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Employees' Compensation

[1988 Ed.

required by that subsection, if it is satisfied that there was reasonable excuse for the failure so to give notice or to make an application, as the case may be.

(Amended, 44 of 1980, s. 15)

Employer to report the injury to or death of an employee

and method of notification

15. (1) Notice of any accident which results-

(a) in the death of the employee within 3 days after the accident; or

(b) in the total or partial incapacity of the employee for a period exceeding 3 consecutive days immediately following the accident,

(Amended, 76 of 1982, s. 13)

shall be given in the prescribed form to the Commissioner by the employer not later than 7 days after the accident irrespective of whether the accident gives rise to any liability to pay compensation:

Provided that if the happening of such accident was not brought to the notice of the employer or did not otherwise come to his knowledge within such period of 7 days then such notice shall be given not later than 7 days after the happening of the accident was first brought to the notice of the employer or otherwise first came to his knowledge.

(Replaced, 55 of 1969, s. 14)

(1A) The Commissioner may, by notice in writing to an employer, require the employer to give notice to the Commissioner of an accident causing injury to an employee, being an accident--

(a) which may give rise to a liability to pay compensation;

(b) to which subsection (1) does not apply; and

(c) which does not result in the death of the employee,

in the prescribed form within such period, not being less than 7 days, as is specified in the notice to the employer.

(Added, 76 of 1982, s. 13)

(2) When the death of an employee in any circumstances other than those specified in subsection (1)(a) is brought to the notice of, or comes to the knowledge of, his employer, the employer shall, not later than 7 days after the death, give notice thereof in the prescribed form to the Commissioner, irrespective of whether the death gives rise to any liability to pay compensation:

Provided that if the death was not brought to the notice of the employer or did not otherwise come to his knowledge within such period of 7 days then such notice shall be given not later than 7 days after the death was first brought to the notice of the employer or otherwise first came to his knowledge.

(Replaced, 55 of 1969, s. 14)

(3) On receipt of a notice under subsection (1) or (2) the Commissioner may make such inquiry as he thinks fit and if it appears to him that a claim for compensation may arise in respect of-

(a) the death of the employee, he may-

(i) make such inquiry as he thinks fit to ascertain whether there are any dependants of the deceased employee and, if so, the degree of their dependency;