150Costs of medical assessment

150 Costs of medical assessment

150 Costs of medical assessment

(1) The costs of medical assessments under this subdivision, including the remuneration of medical assessors, are payable by the Commissioner, except as otherwise provided by the regulations.

(2) If an incapacitated police officer is required to submit to an examination under this subdivision, the police officer is entitled to recover from the Commissioner, in addition to any compensation otherwise provided—

(a) the amount of any wages lost by the incapacitated police officer by submitting to the examination, and

(b) the cost to the incapacitated police officer of fares, travelling expenses and maintenance necessarily and reasonably incurred in submitting to the examination.

(3) If it is necessary for an incapacitated police officer to travel to submit to an examination but the police officer is not reasonably able to travel unescorted, the fares, travelling expenses and maintenance referred to in this section include fares, travelling expenses and maintenance necessarily and reasonably incurred by an escort for the police officer provided to enable the police officer to submit to the examination.

(4) If the cost of fares, travelling expenses and maintenance referred to in this section includes the cost of travel by private motor vehicle, that cost must be calculated at the rate fixed by the Commissioner.

(5) A reference in this section to a medical assessment includes a reference to a further medical assessment and an appeal against a medical assessment.