Secretary may send preliminary notice to potential compensation payer or insurer
1182 Secretary may send preliminary notice to potential compensation payer or insurer
If:
a person (the claimant) makes a claim against another person (the potential compensation payer) for compensation; and
the claimant claims a compensation affected payment in relation to a day or days in the periodic payments period or the lump sum preclusion period, as the case may be;
the Secretary may give written notice to the potential compensation payer that the Secretary may wish to recover an amount from the potential compensation payer.
If:
a person (the claimant) makes a claim against a person (the potential compensation payer) for compensation; and
the claimant claims a compensation affected payment for a day or days in the periodic payments period or the lump sum preclusion period, as the case may be; and
an insurer, under a contract of insurance, may be liable to indemnify the potential compensation payer against any liability arising from the claim for compensation;
the Secretary may give written notice to the insurer that the Secretary may wish to recover an amount from the insurer.
A notice must contain:
a statement of the potential compensation payer’s or insurer’s obligation under section 1183; and
a statement of the effect of section 1184D so far as it relates to the notice.
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