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Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 – Guide for Arranging Rehabilitation Assessments and Requiring Examinations 2024
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(1) Nothing in this Part is to be construed so as to require a relevant authority to comply with this Part separately or sequentially. That is, the relevant authority may comply with the requirements of this Part at the same time or by the same conduct.
Note: Example: The relevant authority may seek information from the employee’s treating practitioner at the same time as, or before or after, seeking views from the employee.
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, this Part does not: (a) require the relevant authority to require the employee to undergo a medical examination; or (b) prevent the relevant authority from requiring the employee to undergo a medical examination by the employee’s treating practitioner if that practitioner is a medical practitioner. Record keeping (3) The relevant authority must keep a record of the views of the employee (if any) provided by the employee in accordance with subsection 9(5) for the period required by any law that applies to the record or records of that kind. Provision of report (4) If the relevant authority makes a determination requiring the employee to undergo a medical examination, the relevant authority must provide the medical practitioner’s report of the examination to the employee, or the employee’s nominated representative or the employee’s treating practitioner.