110BClient legal privilege and section 12(2) of Evidence Act 1939

110B Client legal privilege and section 12(2) of Evidence Act 1939 not to apply (1) In this section: hospital report means a statement in writing concerning a worker made by or on behalf of a hospital, rehabilitation centre or other medical institution. medical expert means a person lawfully practising in a branch of medicine, dentistry, pharmacology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, ergonomics or related field. medical report means a statement in writing by a medical expert concerning a worker and includes a document which the medical expert intends should be read with the statement, whether the document was in existence at the time the statement was made or was a document which he or she obtained or caused to be brought into existence subsequently. (2) Client legal privilege does not apply to a medical report, hospital report or other medical document that relates to a claim for compensation under this Act. (3) Section 12(2) of the Evidence Act 1939 does not apply to or in relation to civil proceedings under this Act.