Singapore legislation

Regulation 6A

of Work Injury Compensation Regulations 2020

Regulation 6A

Giving of notice of accident by platform operator

Amended byS 1017/2024 wef 01/01/2025

Subregulation 1

The prescribed time for a platform operator to give notice of an accident to the Commissioner and the platform operator’s insurer under section 35(3) of the Act is 10 days after the date the platform operator first has notice of the accident in accordance with section 35(2A) of the Act.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of paragraph (1), where the platform worker of the platform operator contracts an occupational disease mentioned in section 34G(1)(a), (b) or (c) of the Act, the platform operator first has notice of the accident when the platform operator has knowledge that a health professional has certified that, in the health professional’s opinion, the platform worker is suffering from such a disease.

Subregulation 3

Notice of an accident —

(a)

to the Commissioner under section 35(3)(a) of the Act must be given in the form and manner specified by the Commissioner at the website https://www.mom.gov.sg/iReport; and

(b)

to the platform operator’s insurer under section 35(3)(b) of the Act must be given in writing.

Subregulation 4

Amended byS 1017/2024 wef 01/01/2025

The notice of an accident under paragraph (3)(a) is deemed to be given when the platform operator makes a report in respect of the same accident in accordance with regulation 4, 6 or 7 of the Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations.