sec.113Doctor, nurse practitioner or registered dentist required to give medical certificate not available

sec.113 Doctor, nurse practitioner or registered dentist required to give medical certificate not available

This section applies if— a person (the applicant ) makes an application to an insurer under section 132 , 132A or 132B of the Act ; and the application is not accompanied by a medical certificate; and a doctor, nurse practitioner or registered dentist required or permitted to give the medical certificate was not available to attend the worker for the purpose of giving the certificate. The applicant must give the insurer a declaration in the approved form stating— that a doctor, nurse practitioner or registered dentist was not available to attend the worker for the purpose of giving the medical certificate; and the details of the worker’s injury. For a non-fatal injury, the declaration— may be accepted by the insurer as proof of incapacity of the worker only once for injury to the worker in any 1 event; and is acceptable proof of incapacity of the worker for not more than 3 days. The declaration is taken to be a certificate in the approved form for section 132 (3) (a) , 132A (3) (c) (i) or 132B (3) (c) (i) of the Act . (sec.113-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person (the applicant ) makes an application to an insurer under section 132 , 132A or 132B of the Act ; and the application is not accompanied by a medical certificate; and a doctor, nurse practitioner or registered dentist required or permitted to give the medical certificate was not available to attend the worker for the purpose of giving the certificate. (sec.113-ssec.2) The applicant must give the insurer a declaration in the approved form stating— that a doctor, nurse practitioner or registered dentist was not available to attend the worker for the purpose of giving the medical certificate; and the details of the worker’s injury. (sec.113-ssec.3) For a non-fatal injury, the declaration— may be accepted by the insurer as proof of incapacity of the worker only once for injury to the worker in any 1 event; and is acceptable proof of incapacity of the worker for not more than 3 days. (sec.113-ssec.4) The declaration is taken to be a certificate in the approved form for section 132 (3) (a) , 132A (3) (c) (i) or 132B (3) (c) (i) of the Act .

• (a) a person (the applicant ) makes an application to an insurer under section 132 , 132A or 132B of the Act ; and
• (b) the application is not accompanied by a medical certificate; and
• (c) a doctor, nurse practitioner or registered dentist required or permitted to give the medical certificate was not available to attend the worker for the purpose of giving the certificate.
• (a) that a doctor, nurse practitioner or registered dentist was not available to attend the worker for the purpose of giving the medical certificate; and
• (b) the details of the worker’s injury.