Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00186:section:47
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00186
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 47
Character Range: 151832–152544

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 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 the MRCC 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.