Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00126:clause:2_47
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00126
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 47
Character Range: 86591–87356

47  Notice of common law claims against Commonwealth

 (1) If:
 (a) compensation is payable under this Act in respect of the death of an employee or an injury to an employee; and
 (b) the employee, or a dependant of the deceased employee, as the case may be, makes a claim for damages in respect of the death or injury against the Commonwealth, a Commonwealth authority, a licensed corporation or another employee;
the employee or dependant must, as soon as practicable but in any event not later than 7 days after the day on which he or she first became aware of the claim, notify Comcare in writing of the claim.

Penalty: 5 penalty units

 (2) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.