Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION REGULATION 2002 - REG 14

    (1)     This section applies to a medical referee for a conciliation or arbitration.

    (2)     The medical referee must—

        (a)     review the medical evidence about the injured worker; and

        (b)     review any relevant approved medical guidelines or clinically relevant research about the worker's injury; and

        (c)     apply the referee's clinical expertise to the review under paragraphs (a) and (b); and

        (d)     do a medical assessment of the worker, unless the referee considers it unnecessary.