32Non-attendance or cancellation of medical assessment (section 7.28 (1) and (3) (d))

32 Non-attendance or cancellation of medical assessment (section 7.28 (1) and (3) (d))

32 Non-attendance or cancellation of medical assessment (section 7.28 (1) and (3) (d))

(1) The Authority may recover from a claimant all or part of the costs reasonably incurred by the President as a consequence of the claimant—

(a) failing to attend an appointment scheduled by the President for a medical assessment of the claimant under Division 7.5 of the Act, or

(b) cancelling such an appointment within 72 hours of the scheduled time.

(2) The Authority may not recover the costs if the claimant has a reasonable excuse for the failure to attend or for the cancellation.

cl 32: Ins 2017 (639), Sch 1 [3]. Am 2020 (744), Sch 1.2[9].