Section 88 - Power to require from employers statements regarding fatal accidents

Employee death reporting: employers must submit a statement and deposit compensation or state grounds within 30 days.

Where an employee is reported to have died from an employment-related accident, the competent authority may require the employer to submit, within thirty days, a prescribed-form statement detailing the circumstances and stating whether the employer considers himself liable to deposit compensation; an admission requires deposit within thirty days, a disclaimer must state its grounds, and the authority may inform dependants about claiming compensation and provide an advocate if a dependant cannot engage one.