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3928 Arbitration—service of medical reports
(1) Each party to an arbitration must, not later than 28 days before the
hearing date for the arbitration, serve on each other party to the
arbitration a copy of all medical reports then available to the party—
(a) on which the party intends to rely at the arbitration; or
(b) obtained from a doctor whom the party intends to call at the
(2) If a party serves a medical report from a doctor, the party must serve
every medical report from that doctor obtained by the party.
Workers compensation—medical reports for arbitrations Division 3.13.6
Rule 3929
(3) If, after serving a medical report under subrule (1), a party obtains a
further report from the same doctor, the party—
(a) must serve the further report not later than 3 days after the day
the party obtains the report; or
(b) must not serve the report and tell the other parties that the party
does not intend to rely on the reports of that doctor already
(4) A doctor’s report must not be tendered, and is not admissible, in the
arbitration unless it has been served in accordance with this rule,
except with—
(a) the court’s leave; or
(b) the agreement of all parties to the arbitration.
(5) This rule applies subject to any order of the court.