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WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1998 - SECT 324
Powers of medical assessor on assessment
(1) The medical assessor assessing a medical dispute may-- (a) consult with
any medical practitioner or other health care professional who is treating or
has treated the worker, and
(b) call for the production of such medical
records (including X-rays and the results of other tests) and other
information as the medical assessor considers necessary or desirable for the
purposes of assessing a medical dispute referred to him or her, and
(c)
require the worker to submit himself or herself for examination by the
medical assessor.
(2) If a worker refuses to submit himself or herself for
examination by the medical assessor if required to do so, or in any way
obstructs the examination-- (a) the worker's right to recover compensation
with respect to the injury, or
(b) the worker's right to weekly payments,
is
suspended until the examination has taken place.
(3) This section extends to
the assessment of a medical dispute in the course of an appeal or further
assessment under this Part.
(4) A medical assessor hearing the appeal or who
is assessing the matter by way of further assessment has all the powers of a
medical assessor under this section on an assessment of a medical dispute.
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