sec.202Constitution of Composite Medical Assessment Tribunal— Act , s 494

sec.202 Constitution of Composite Medical Assessment Tribunal— Act , s 494

For section 494 of the Act , for deciding a matter referred to the Composite Medical Assessment Tribunal, the tribunal is constituted by— the following chairperson— for a serious personal injury matter—the chairperson of the General Medical Assessment Tribunal; The chairperson of the Composite Medical Assessment Tribunal and the General Medical Assessment Tribunal may be the same person. otherwise—the chairperson of the tribunal; and at least 2 but not more than 4 appointees to the panel of doctors for the tribunal chosen by the chairperson under paragraph (a) . When choosing an appointee to the panel of doctors for the tribunal under subsection (1) (b) , the chairperson must— consider the medical specialty that is relevant to the matter referred to the tribunal; and consult with— if the chairperson of the tribunal is not the chairperson of the General Medical Assessment Tribunal—the chairperson of the General Medical Assessment Tribunal; and the chairperson of each specialty medical assessment tribunal relevant to the matter referred to the tribunal; and See also section 204 in relation to consulting the secretary of the tribunal. ensure the chairperson chooses at least 1 specialist for each type of injury that is a subject of the matter referred to the tribunal. The number of specialists chosen under subsection (2) (c) for each type of injury must be equal. A worker has a post-traumatic stress disorder and a fractured arm, leg, and ribs. The tribunal would be constituted by the chairperson and— 1 psychiatrist and 1 orthopaedic surgeon; or 2 psychiatrists and 2 orthopaedic surgeons. If, because of subsection (3) , the tribunal would be constituted by an even number of members, the chairperson must also choose an appointee to the panel of doctors for the tribunal who is a physician to be a member of the tribunal. A worker has 3 different types of injuries. The tribunal would be constituted by the chairperson and 3 specialists. A physician would also need to be chosen to constitute the tribunal, subject to subsection (5) . However, subsection (4) does not apply if the chairperson is a physician. In this section— serious personal injury matter means a matter referred to the tribunal under— section 500 (1) (fa) , (fb) or (fc) of the Act ; or the National Injury Insurance Scheme (Queensland) Act 2016 , section 113 . (sec.202-ssec.1) For section 494 of the Act , for deciding a matter referred to the Composite Medical Assessment Tribunal, the tribunal is constituted by— the following chairperson— for a serious personal injury matter—the chairperson of the General Medical Assessment Tribunal; The chairperson of the Composite Medical Assessment Tribunal and the General Medical Assessment Tribunal may be the same person. otherwise—the chairperson of the tribunal; and at least 2 but not more than 4 appointees to the panel of doctors for the tribunal chosen by the chairperson under paragraph (a) . (sec.202-ssec.2) When choosing an appointee to the panel of doctors for the tribunal under subsection (1) (b) , the chairperson must— consider the medical specialty that is relevant to the matter referred to the tribunal; and consult with— if the chairperson of the tribunal is not the chairperson of the General Medical Assessment Tribunal—the chairperson of the General Medical Assessment Tribunal; and the chairperson of each specialty medical assessment tribunal relevant to the matter referred to the tribunal; and See also section 204 in relation to consulting the secretary of the tribunal. ensure the chairperson chooses at least 1 specialist for each type of injury that is a subject of the matter referred to the tribunal. (sec.202-ssec.3) The number of specialists chosen under subsection (2) (c) for each type of injury must be equal. A worker has a post-traumatic stress disorder and a fractured arm, leg, and ribs. The tribunal would be constituted by the chairperson and— 1 psychiatrist and 1 orthopaedic surgeon; or 2 psychiatrists and 2 orthopaedic surgeons. (sec.202-ssec.4) If, because of subsection (3) , the tribunal would be constituted by an even number of members, the chairperson must also choose an appointee to the panel of doctors for the tribunal who is a physician to be a member of the tribunal. A worker has 3 different types of injuries. The tribunal would be constituted by the chairperson and 3 specialists. A physician would also need to be chosen to constitute the tribunal, subject to subsection (5) . (sec.202-ssec.5) However, subsection (4) does not apply if the chairperson is a physician. (sec.202-ssec.6) In this section— serious personal injury matter means a matter referred to the tribunal under— section 500 (1) (fa) , (fb) or (fc) of the Act ; or the National Injury Insurance Scheme (Queensland) Act 2016 , section 113 .