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1988 Ed.]

Employees' Compensation

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Provided that compensation shall not be assessed by the Commissioner under this subsection unless the claim arises within 24 months after the happening of the accident.

(2) Where the Commissioner assesses compensation under subsection (1) he shall issue to the employer and the employee a certificate in such form as he may specify stating the amount of the compensation and details of the assessment, and shall retain one copy of the certificate for his records.

(3) An objection to the amount of compensation assessed under subsec- tion (1) may be made by the employer or the employee to the Commissioner in writing within 14 days after the date of issue of the certificate issued under subsection (2), or within such further time as the Commissioner, in the circumstances of any particular case, thinks fit, stating the grounds of the objection, and a copy of the objection shall be sent by the objector----

(a) where the objector is the employer, to the employee; or

(b) where the objector is the employee, to the employer.

*(4) On receipt of an objection under subsection (3) the Commissioner shall review his assessment under subsection (1) and, after taking into account the objection, may confirm or vary the assessment.

(5) Upon completing a review under subsection (4), the Commissioner shall issue to the employer and the employee a certificate in such form as he may specify stating-

(a) that the original assessment is confirmed and giving details thereof; or

(b) details of the assessment as varied,

and shall retain one copy of the certificate for his records.

(6) Upon the issue of a certificate under subsection (5), the certificate issued under subsection (2) shall be cancelled.

(7) A certificate purporting to be issued-

(a) under subsection (2), other than a certificate cancelled under subsec-

tion (6); or

(b) under subsection (5),

and to be signed by or for the Commissioner shall be admitted in evidence without further proof on its production in any court, and-

(i) until the contrary is proved it shall be presumed that the certificate is

so issued and signed; and

(ii) shall be evidence of the matters stated therein.

(8) A certificate issued-

(a) under subsection (2), other than a certificate cancelled under subsec-

tion (6); or

(b) under subsection (5),

* To be repealed and replaced by 59 of 1988, 4(b)w.e.f. 1.1.1989 see L N 226/88.