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WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988 - SECT 54 Power of medical panel to examine worker

WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988 - SECT 54

Power of medical panel to examine worker

(1)  A medical panel or member of a medical panel may conduct such medical examination of a worker to whom a claim for compensation relates as the medical panel or member considers necessary to determine a medical question referred to the panel under section 49(3)(b) .
(2)  In conducting a medical examination, a medical panel or member of a medical panel may require the worker to answer questions, produce relevant documents or consent to the production of relevant documents by another person.
(3)  If a worker unreasonably refuses or neglects to answer questions, produce relevant documents or consent to the production of relevant documents, the Tribunal may suspend the worker's right to compensation under this Act until he or she answers the questions, produces the documents or consents to the production of the documents.