(3)
Motor Accidents Medical Guidelines may adopt the provisions of other
publications, whether with or without modification or addition and whether in
force at a particular time or from time to time.
(4)
Motor Accidents Medical Guidelines (including any amendment, revocation or
replacement) are to be published in the Gazette and take effect on the day of
that publication or, if a later day is specified in the Guidelines for that
purpose, on the day so specified.
(b) are to be
consistent with a high standard of medical care, dental care, rehabilitation,
aftercare and continuing care as exists in the community at that time.
(6)
Motor Accidents Medical Guidelines must be developed in consultation with
relevant medical colleges, including the Royal Australasian College of
Physicians, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the Royal Australian
College of General Practitioners, the Australian Orthopaedic Association, the
para-medical professional associations and other relevant colleges and
associations.
(7) Sections 40 (Notice of statutory rules to be tabled) and 41
(Disallowance of statutory rules) of the Interpretation Act 1987 apply to a
guideline under this section in the same way as those sections apply to a
statutory rule.
Editorial note : For Guidelines issued pursuant to this
section see Gazettes No 87 of 21.5.2004, p 3122; No 92 of 22.7.2005, p 3857;
No 30 of 3.3.2006, p 1090; No 49 of 7.4.2006, p 2059; No 118 of 22.9.2006, p
8116; No 90 of 13.7.2007, p 4581; No 87 of 11.7.2008, p 7059; No 111 of
9.12.2016, p 3369 and No 55 of 12.2.2021, n2021-0282. From April 2021, PCO is
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