106Service of applications and replies

106 Service of applications and replies

106 Service of applications and replies

(1) An applicant making an application specified in this Part must, within 7 days of registration of the application, serve a sealed copy of the application on the respondent and the other parties.

(2) Subject to subrule (3), the respondent must, within 21 days of registration of the application—

(a) lodge a reply to the application, and

(b) serve a sealed copy of the reply on the other parties.

(3) The respondent in an application referred to in rule 105 may lodge a reply to the application—

(a) for an application for further assessment of a medical dispute, as referred to in section 7.24 of the MAI Act—within 21 days of registration of the application, or

(b) for an application to refer a medical assessment to a review panel for review, as referred to in section 7.26 of the MAI Act—within 21 days of registration of the application, or

(c) for an application to refer a dispute about a non-binding opinion of a medical assessor, as referred to in section 7.27 of the MAI Act—within 21 days of registration of the application, or

(d) for an application to refer a dispute about a medical assessment matter specified in clause 2 of Schedule 2 to the MAI Act—within 21 days of registration of the application.

(4) If the President, a merit reviewer or a court refers a dispute for assessment, all parties are taken to be respondents and may lodge a reply within 21 days of the date on which the referral was made.

rule 106: Am 2022 (170), Sch 1[9].