57Refusal by person to assist medical professional

57 Refusal by person to assist medical professional

(1)  Subsection (2) applies to a person if the person –

(a) unreasonably refuses, or fails, to attend for an examination or test at a place and time of which the person has at least 5 business days' notice under section 55(1) ; or

(b) refuses, or fails, to undergo an examination or test by a medical professional that the person has been required to undergo under section 55 ; or

(c) obstructs an examination or test that the person has been required to undergo by a medical professional under section 55 ; or

(d) unreasonably refuses, or fails, to answer questions asked by a medical professional under section 56 ; or

(e) unreasonably refuses, or fails, to produce relevant documents orinformation, or to consent to the production of relevant documents or information, when required to do so by a medical professional under section 56 .

(2)  If this subsection applies to a person –

(a) the medical professional is to advise the Commissioner; and

(b) the Commissioner must refer to the Tribunal the matter of the person's refusal, failure or obstruction.

(3)  If subsection (2) applies to a person who has made an application under section 33(1) , section 74 , section 76 or section 79 that has not been determined under section 70 , section 75 , section 77 or section 80 , respectively, the Commissioner, despite any other provision of this Act, may refuse to deal with the application until –

(a) the Commissioner is advised by the Tribunal that the Tribunal has made a determination that it is satisfied of the relevant matters in relation to the person as referred to in section 58(3) ; or