Workmen’S Compensation Act · s 14

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s 14

On receipt of a notice under subsection (1) of section 13 the Commissioner may, without prejudice to any subse-quent proceedings under Part III of this Act, if it appears to him that a claim for compensation may arise in respect of the injury or death of any workman -

Workmen's Compensation

(a)

inform such workman or his dependants of the reported cause and circumstances of such in-jury or death and advise them of their right to compensation; and

(b)

if so requested by such workman or depen-dants make a claim for compensation on their be-half; or

(c)

advise the employer from whom such notice was received to offer such workman or dependants such amount of compensation as may appear to the

Commissioner, having regard to the reported cause and circumstances of such injury or death, to be payable in accordance with the provisions of this Act.