National Injury Insurance Scheme (Queensland) Act 2016
sec.119Right to appear and be heard before medical tribunal
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sec.119 Right to appear and be heard before medical tribunal
Despite any Act or other law, this section is the only provision of law under which a person may be heard in relation to a medical matter referred under this Act to a medical tribunal. On a reference to a medical tribunal, the injured person to whom the reference relates is entitled to be heard before the tribunal in person or by the person’s representative. Only the injured person and any representative of the injured person may be present or heard before the medical tribunal. To remove any doubt, it is declared that the agency or any other person (not being the injured person) whose interests may be affected by a decision made by a medical tribunal can not be present, represented or heard before a medical tribunal. (sec.119-ssec.1) Despite any Act or other law, this section is the only provision of law under which a person may be heard in relation to a medical matter referred under this Act to a medical tribunal. (sec.119-ssec.2) On a reference to a medical tribunal, the injured person to whom the reference relates is entitled to be heard before the tribunal in person or by the person’s representative. (sec.119-ssec.3) Only the injured person and any representative of the injured person may be present or heard before the medical tribunal. (sec.119-ssec.4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the agency or any other person (not being the injured person) whose interests may be affected by a decision made by a medical tribunal can not be present, represented or heard before a medical tribunal.