17Non-attendance or cancellation of appointment

17 Non-attendance or cancellation of appointment

17 Non-attendance or cancellation of appointment

(1) This clause applies if the President schedules an appointment for a medical assessment under Part 3.4 of the Act and the claimant, without reasonable excuse—

(a) fails to attend the appointment, or

(b) cancels the appointment within 72 hours of the scheduled time.

(2) In that case, the Authority may recover from the claimant all or part of the costs reasonably incurred by the President as a consequence of the non-attendance or cancellation.

cl 17: Am 2020 (744), Sch 2[9].