Medical referees
201 Medical referees
The regulator may appoint a doctor as a medical referee for this Act.
Note For laws about appointments, see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3.
The regulator may appoint a doctor as a medical referee only if satisfied that the doctor has the experience and expertise to adequately perform the duties of a medical referee.
A medical referee must not act as medical referee in relation to an injury if the medical referee’s services have been used as a doctor in relation to the injury by, or on behalf of, the employer, worker or licensed insurer.
A person appointed as a medical referee is to be paid the fees decided by the Minister for the exercise of the person’s functions as a medical referee.
An appointment under subsection (1) is a notifiable instrument.
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