Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01692:clause:1_11a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01692
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 11A
Character Range: 2020–4166

11A  Period for determining claim for compensation or request for reconsideration of a determination
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 61(1A) of the Act, the determining authority must determine a claim for compensation under section 14 of the Act:
 (a) if the claim is in respect of an injury (other than a disease) or an aggravation of an injury (other than a disease)—within the period of 20 calendar days, starting on the day the determining authority receives the claim made in accordance with section 54 of the Act and worked out disregarding any calendar day covered by subsection (3) of this section; or
 (b) if the claim is in respect of a disease—within the period of 60 calendar days, starting on the day the determining authority receives the claim made in accordance with section 54 of the Act and worked out disregarding any calendar day covered by subsection (3) of this section.
 (2) For the purposes of subsection 62(6) of the Act, the determining authority must decide a request made by a claimant to reconsider a decision within the period of 30 calendar days, starting on the day the determining authority receives the request.
 (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), a calendar day is covered by this subsection if it is in a period:
 (a) starting on the day referred to in column 2 of an item in the following table; and
 (b) ending on the day referred to in column 3 of the item.

Periods in which calendar days are not counted
Item                                            Column 1                                                                                                                                                                                        Column 2                                                                                         Column 3

                                                Situation                                                                                                                                                                                       Start day                                                                                        End day