sec.510Power of tribunal to examine worker

### sec.510 Power of tribunal to examine worker On a reference to a tribunal about a non-fatal injury, the tribunal— may make a personal examination of the worker at any time; or may arrange for the examination to be made by a registered person nominated by it. It is entirely in the tribunal’s discretion who may be present at a personal examination of the worker, but in any circumstances the only representative who may be present is a person nominated by the worker to be the worker’s representative. Subsection (3) applies if a worker— fails, without reasonable excuse, to attend at the time and place of which the worker has been given at least 5 business days written notice by the secretary to the tribunal; or having attended, refuses to be examined by the tribunal, a member of the tribunal, or the doctor; or obstructs, or attempts to obstruct, the examination. Any entitlement the worker may have to compensation is suspended until— the worker undergoes the examination; or the tribunal, with the agreement of the secretary to the tribunal, exempts the worker from the examination. s 510 amd 2004 No. 45 s 3 sch ; 2006 No. 13 s 10 ; 2016 No. 44 s 40 (sec.510-ssec.1) On a reference to a tribunal about a non-fatal injury, the tribunal— may make a personal examination of the worker at any time; or may arrange for the examination to be made by a registered person nominated by it. (sec.510-ssec.1A) It is entirely in the tribunal’s discretion who may be present at a personal examination of the worker, but in any circumstances the only representative who may be present is a person nominated by the worker to be the worker’s representative. (sec.510-ssec.2) Subsection (3) applies if a worker— fails, without reasonable excuse, to attend at the time and place of which the worker has been given at least 5 business days written notice by the secretary to the tribunal; or having attended, refuses to be examined by the tribunal, a member of the tribunal, or the doctor; or obstructs, or attempts to obstruct, the examination. (sec.510-ssec.3) Any entitlement the worker may have to compensation is suspended until— the worker undergoes the examination; or the tribunal, with the agreement of the secretary to the tribunal, exempts the worker from the examination. - (a) may make a personal examination of the worker at any time; or - (b) may arrange for the examination to be made by a registered person nominated by it. - (a) fails, without reasonable excuse, to attend at the time and place of which the worker has been given at least 5 business days written notice by the secretary to the tribunal; or - (b) having attended, refuses to be examined by the tribunal, a member of the tribunal, or the doctor; or - (c) obstructs, or attempts to obstruct, the examination. - (a) the worker undergoes the examination; or - (b) the tribunal, with the agreement of the secretary to the tribunal, exempts the worker from the examination.