33Appointment of medical assessors and merit reviewers

#### 33 Appointment of medical assessors and merit reviewers 33 Appointment of medical assessors and merit reviewers > > (1) The President may, in accordance with the regulations, appoint persons to be— > > > > > (a) medical assessors for the purposes of the [Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-086), or > > > > > (b) medical assessors for the purposes of the [Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-010) or [Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-041) (or both), or > > > > > (b1) medical assessors for the purposes of the police officer support scheme, or > > > > > (c) merit reviewers for the purposes of the [Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-010). > > > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), a member or a Public Service employee may be appointed as a decision-maker. > > > (3) A person is qualified to be appointed as a merit reviewer only if, in the opinion of the appointor, the person has special knowledge, skill or expertise in respect of the motor accidents legislation or administrative decision-making. > > > (4) A merit reviewer is assigned to the Motor Accidents Division. > > > (5) The terms of appointment of a decision-maker may restrict a decision-maker to disputes of a specified kind (including to disputes or assessments under specified legislation). > > > (6) One or more medical assessors may be appointed as a senior medical assessor, either by the assessor’s instrument of appointment or by a later instrument executed by the President. > > > (7) The President is to ensure that, as far as reasonably practicable, there are medical assessors in the regional areas of the State. > > > (8) The President may remove a decision-maker from office at any time. > > > (9) A decision-maker who is not a member or Public Service employee is entitled to be paid the remuneration (including travelling and subsistence allowances) that the Minister may from time to time determine. > > > (10) Nothing in this section prevents a person being appointed as a decision-maker of more than one class. > > **s 33:** Am 2024 No 60, Sch 2\[9\].