New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

WORKERS COMPENSATION (GENERAL) REGULATION 1995 - REG 43

43 Medical examination of worker at direction of employer

(1) A worker must not, under section 129 of the Act, be required to submit himself or herself for examination by a medical practitioner otherwise than at reasonable hours.

(2) After a period of 1 month has elapsed from the date on which the first payment of compensation was made to a worker who is receiving weekly payments of compensation or, if the first payment was made pursuant to an award, from the date of the award, the worker must not, under section 129 of the Act, be required to submit himself or herself for examination by a medical practitioner except at the following intervals:

(a) once a week during the second month, and

(b) once a month during the third, fourth, fifth and sixth months, and

(c) thereafter once in every 2 months.

(3) Where, after the second month, an application has been made for review of the weekly payment of compensation, the worker may be required, pending and for the purposes of the determination of the application, to submit himself or herself for 1 additional examination.

(4) Subclauses (2) and (3) do not apply to any examination by a medical practitioner made for the purposes of the determination of a claim for compensation under section 66 or 67 of the Act for 12 weeks after the claim is duly made or during an adjournment of court proceedings in respect of the claim under section 106E (3) or 106FC (5) of the Act or section 102 (6) of the 1998 Act.