New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

WORKERS COMPENSATION (GENERAL) REGULATION 1995 - REG 43A

43A Access to medical opinion or report obtained by employer: sec 119 of 1998 Act

(1) A worker may request the employer or insurer to supply the worker with a copy of a medical opinion or report furnished to the employer or insurer under section 119 (Medical examination of workers at direction of employer) of the 1998 Act and specified in a notice to the worker under section 54 (Notice required before termination or reduction of payment of weekly compensation) of the 1987 Act or a notice under section 74 (Insurers to give notice and reasons when liability disputed) of the 1998 Act.

(2) An employer or insurer who receives a request for a copy of such a report must, within 10 days after receiving the request, supply the worker (or a legal practitioner or agent acting on behalf of the worker) with a copy of the report.

Note: A worker may also request from the insurer under clause 42A a copy of other reports obtained by the insurer, or a medical report relating to treatment of the worker on a disputed claim under section 126 of the 1998 Act.

(3) If the employer or insurer is of the opinion that supplying the worker with a copy of a medical opinion or report would pose a serious threat to the life or health of the worker or any other person, the employer or insurer may instead supply the medical report to a medical practitioner nominated by the worker for that purpose.