39Power to ask for examination by health practitioner

39 Power to ask for examination by health practitioner (1) When deciding an application for financial assistance, the commissioner may ask the applicant to— (a) submit to an examination by a health practitioner; and (b) arrange for a report of the examination to be given to the commissioner. (2) Despite any law or duty requiring a health practitioner to maintain the confidentiality of health examinations, a health practitioner may give the commissioner— (a) a report about an examination conducted under this section; and (b) any other information the health practitioner considers is relevant to the report about the examination. Note It is an offence for an official to divulge protected information (see s 89 (1)). (3) If the commissioner asks for an examination under this section the commissioner must pay for the examination.