Singapore legislation
Regulation 6C
Regulation 6C
Circumstances where notice of computation need not be served
Subregulation 1
A notice of computation in respect of a claim need not be served by a platform operator’s insurer under section 47B(3) or 47C(3)(a) of the Act in any of the following circumstances:
the Commissioner does anything under section 47H(a) or (b) or 50(2)(a), (ba) or (c) of the Act in respect of the claim;
while the claim is suspended under section 37(4)(a) or (b) (read with section 35B) of the Act;
the claim is disallowed under section 37(7) (read with section 35B) of the Act;
the claim is withdrawn under section 41(1) (read with section 35B) of the Act.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (3), a notice of computation in respect of the claim need not be served under section 47B(3) or 47C(3)(a) of the Act if, before any notice of computation in respect of a claim is issued, the platform worker notifies the platform operator’s insurer (in the form and manner required by the Commissioner) that the platform worker has commenced or intends to commence proceedings to recover damages from a third party in respect of the injury to which the claim relates.
Subregulation 3
Paragraph (2) ceases to apply to the claim if, within the period of one year after the date of the accident relating to the claim, the platform worker then applies to the platform operator’s insurer (in the form and manner required by the Commissioner) to resume the claim proceedings under section 41(2)(a) (read with section 35B) of the Act.
Subregulation 4
A notice of computation in respect of compensation for a platform worker’s permanent incapacity or current incapacity need not be served under section 47B(3) or 47C(3)(a) of the Act if the platform worker —
has not been notified under section 39(2)(b) of the Act that the platform worker is being assessed for permanent incapacity or current incapacity because neither the platform operator nor the platform operator’s insurer knows that there is permanent incapacity or current incapacity arising from the work injury; and
has not made the claim for such compensation as required under section 39(1) of the Act.