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245 Disputes as to fitness—medical assessment
245 Disputes as to fitness—medical assessment
(cf IR Act, s 96)
(1) The Industrial Relations Commission may refer to a medical assessor any dispute as to the worker’s condition or fitness for employment to be assessed as provided by Part 7 of Chapter 7 of the 1998 Act.
(2) The medical assessor is to submit a report to the Industrial Relations Commission in accordance with the terms of the reference.
s 245: Rep 1989 No 119, Sch 1 (28). Ins 2006 No 97, Sch 3 [1]. Am 2020 No 18, Sch 6.10[12] [13].