Supreme Court Rules 1987

In this Order, unless the contrary intention appears:

examination means an examination by a medical expert for the purpose of producing a medical report.

hospital report means a statement in writing concerning the plaintiff made by or on behalf of a hospital, rehabilitation centre or other like institution.

medical expert means a person who is, under the law of a State or Territory of the

Commonwealth, entitled by reason of the professional qualifications or special skills or knowledge of the person to practice in the field of expertise of medicine, dentistry, occupational therapy, pharmacology, physiotherapy, psychology, rehabilitation, ergonomics or any other related field.

medical matters means matters that are about or relevant to or relate to the fields of medicine, dentistry, occupational therapy, pharmacology, physiotherapy, psychology, rehabilitation, ergonomics or any other related field.

medical report:

(a) means a written statement of a medical expert in which the medical expert records information or facts, or expresses opinions, that are within the medical expert's field of expertise and relevant to the plaintiff;

(b) 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 obtained or caused to be brought into existence subsequently.