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Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999
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#### 62 Referral of matter for further medical assessment
62 Referral of matter for further medical assessment
> > (1) A matter referred for assessment under this Part may be referred again on one or more further occasions in accordance with this Part—
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> > > (a) by any party to the medical dispute, but only on the grounds of the deterioration of the injury or additional relevant information about the injury, or
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> > > (b) by a court or the Commission.
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> > (1A) A matter may not be referred again for assessment by a party to the medical dispute on the grounds of deterioration of the injury or additional relevant information about the injury unless the deterioration or additional information is such as to be capable of having a material effect on the outcome of the previous assessment.
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> > (1B) Referral of a matter under this section is to be by referral to the President.
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> > (2) A certificate as to a matter referred again for assessment prevails over any previous certificate as to the matter to the extent of any inconsistency.
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> **s 62:** Am 2007 No 95, Sch 1 \[30\]; 2009 No 96, Sch 13 \[2\]; 2012 No 54, Sch 3.1 \[9\]; 2020 No 18, Sch 6.7\[14\] \[15\]; 2026 No 2, Sch 2.12.