Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) In this section:
"hospital report" means a statement in writing concerning a worker made by or on behalf of a hospital, rehabilitation centre or other medical institution.
"medical expert" means a person lawfully practising in a branch of medicine, dentistry, pharmacology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, ergonomics or related field.
"medical report" means a statement in writing by a medical expert concerning a worker and includes a document which the medical expert intends should be read with the statement, whether the document was in existence at the time the statement was made or was a document which he or she obtained or caused to be brought into existence subsequently.
(2) The common law rule, known as legal professional privilege, does not apply to a medical report, hospital report or other medical document that relates to a claim for compensation under this Act.
(3) Section 12(2) of the Evidence Act does not apply to or in relation to civil proceedings under this Act.