Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies in relation to an employer after a claim for compensation is made under section 82, whether the employer decides under section 85 to accept, defer accepting, or dispute liability for the claim.
(2) If the employer requires a medical opinion about the injury to which the claim relates, the employer must initially request the opinion of a medical practitioner who is treating or has treated the worker for the injury.
(3) The request must be in writing and must include the following information:
(a) the medical opinion is required by the employer within 14 days after the treating medical practitioner receives the request;
(b) if the opinion is not provided to the employer within that time, the employer may seek the opinion of another medical practitioner.
(4) If the treating medical practitioner does not provide the medical opinion to the employer within the period specified in the request, the employer may seek the medical opinion of another medical practitioner.
(5) This section does not prevent the employer from obtaining a medical opinion from any medical practitioner after the treating medical practitioner has provided the opinion as requested.