Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A person who is, or has been, a member of a Medical Panel is competent to give evidence in proceedings as to matters in a certificate given by the Medical Panel but is not compelled to give such evidence.
(2) A person who has given expert advice to a Medical Panel is competent to give evidence in proceedings as to matters relating to that expert advice but is not compelled to give such evidence.
S. 272(3) inserted by No. 48/2017 s. 31.
(3) A person referred to in subsection (1) is competent to give evidence in proceedings as to reasons for an opinion under Division 3 or to matters relating to the person's role and function as a Panel member but is not compelled to give such evidence.
S. 272(4) inserted by No. 48/2017 s. 31.
(4) A person referred to in subsection (2) is competent to give evidence in any proceedings about the person's role as an expert retained by a Medical Panel to give advice but is not compelled to give such evidence.