144Powers of medical assessor on assessment

144 Powers of medical assessor on assessment

144 Powers of medical assessor on assessment

(1) The medical assessor assessing a medical dispute may—

(a) consult with any medical practitioner or other health care professional who is treating or has treated the incapacitated police officer, and

(b) call for the production of medical records, including x-rays and the results of other tests, and other information the medical assessor considers necessary or desirable for the purposes of assessing a medical dispute referred to the medical assessor, and

(c) require the incapacitated police officer to submit to an examination by the medical assessor.

(2) If an incapacitated police officer refuses to submit to an examination by the medical assessor if required, or in any way obstructs the examination, the incapacitated police officer’s right to payments under the scheme is suspended until the examination has taken place.

(3) This section extends to the assessment of a medical dispute during an appeal or further assessment under the Act, Part 9B or this division.

(4) A medical assessor who is hearing the appeal, or who is assessing the matter by further assessment, has all the powers of a medical assessor under this section on an assessment of a medical dispute.