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Workers Compensation Act 1951
102Nomination of doctor for personal injury plan
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102 Nomination of doctor for personal injury plan
(1) The worker must nominate a doctor, or medical practice, as the
worker’s treating doctor for the worker’s personal injury plan.
(2) The worker may only nominate a doctor, or medical practice, that is
prepared to take part in the development of, and in the arrangements
under, the worker’s personal injury plan.
(3) The nomination of a medical practice as treating doctor for the
worker’s personal injury plan is the nomination of the members of the
practice who treat the worker from time to time.
(4) The worker must authorise the worker’s nominated treating doctor to
provide relevant information to—
(a) the insurer or employer for the worker’s personal injury plan; or
(b) a person who requires the information in relation to the
management of the worker’s claim for compensation; or
(c) the regulator in relation to the performance of an approved
rehabilitation provider.
(5) The worker’s personal injury plan must provide a way for the worker
to change the worker’s nominated treating doctor.