Singapore legislation
Regulation 18A
Regulation 18A
Time for payment by platform operator under section 19(1) (read with section 34B) of Act
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the platform operator must pay the compensation to the platform worker under section 19(1)(a) (read with section 34B) of the Act within 21 days after the following dates, as the case may be:
where a notice of computation in respect of the compensation is issued and has the effect of an order of compensation under section 47B(5) of the Act — the date of service of the notice of computation;
where a notice of assessment in respect of the compensation is issued and has the effect of an order of compensation under section 48(3)(a) (read with section 35B) of the Act — the date of service of the notice of assessment;
where an order in respect of the compensation is made under section 51(2)(a) (read with section 35B) of the Act before any notice of computation or notice of assessment mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) is issued and no application to set aside the order is made within 21 days after the date on which that order is made — the date on which that order is made;
where all notices of objection to a notice of computation or a notice of assessment in respect of the compensation are withdrawn within 28 days after the service of that notice of computation or notice of assessment (as the case may be) — the earlier of the following dates:
the date on which the notice of computation or notice of assessment has the effect of an order of compensation under section 47B(5)(b) or section 48(3)(b) (read with section 35B) of the Act, as the case may be;
if, upon the withdrawal of all those notices of objection, the Commissioner makes an order under section 54(1)(c) (read with section 35B) of the Act in respect of that compensation — the date on which that order is made;
where sub-paragraph (d) does not apply and the Commissioner makes an order under section 54(1)(c) (read with section 35B) of the Act in respect of the compensation — the date on which that order is made.
Subregulation 2
A platform operator must pay the amount of compensation payable by the platform operator under section 34M of the Act, in respect of any medical treatment received by the platform operator’s platform worker for a work injury, within 14 days after the platform operator receives the following documents issued by the health professional or approved medical institution that provided the medical treatment:
an invoice for that medical treatment;
where necessary, certification that the medical treatment was provided in relation to the work injury.
Subregulation 3
Compensation payable by a platform operator to the platform worker in respect of the platform operator’s liability under section 34N of the Act must be paid within the time required under section 34N(2) of the Act, whether or not the claim for the compensation has been processed by the Commissioner or the platform operator’s insurer under the Act.
Subregulation 4
Where the Commissioner directs a platform operator to pay any compensation to a relative of a platform worker under section 20 (read with section 34B) of the Act, the amount payable by the platform operator under section 19(1)(b) (read with section 34B) of the Act in respect of that direction must be paid within 21 days after that direction is made.