48Time for referring medical questions to medical panel

48 Time for referring medical questions to medical panel

(1)  The Commissioner, within 5 business days after an application for compensation is made in relation to a person who has a compensable disease, is to refer to a medical panel under section 47(1) the medical questions in relation to the person.

(2)  If the Commissioner has, in accordance with section 44 , referred to an accredited impairment assessor under section 45 a medical question as to the degree of impairment of a person –

(a) subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the medical questions in relation to the person; and

(b) the Commissioner is to refer to a medical panel under section 47(1) the medical questions in relation to the person within 5 business days after a determination of the medical question by the assessor is received by the Commissioner.

(3)  If the Commissioner has, in a notice under section 41(3) , requested a person to provide further information that relates to a medical question –

(a) subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the medical questions in relation to the person; and

(b) the Commissioner is to refer to a medical panel under section 47(1) the medical questions in relation to the person within 5 business days after receiving the information requested.

(4)  Subsection (5) applies to a person if the Commissioner has –

(a) in accordance with section 44 , referred to an accredited impairment assessor a medical question as to the degree of impairment of the person; and

(b) in a notice under section 41(3) , requested the person to provide further information that relates to a medical question.

(5)  If this subsection applies to a person –

(a) subsections (1) , and do not apply in relation to the medical questions in relation to the person; and