Workers' (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Act 1954
33Expenses in connection with medical examinations and appeals
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33 Expenses in connection with medical examinations and appeals
(1) *[Section 33 Subsection (1) amended by No. 44 of 1993, s. 14 and Sched. 1 ]*An employee who presents himself for medical examination under this Act is entitled to be paid by the Secretary such compensation for the out-of-pocket expenses and loss of time, if any, incurred by him in relation to the examination as may be prescribed or, in the absence of regulations in that behalf, as the Secretary may, in a particular case, determine.
(2) [Section 33 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 46 of 1991, s. 4 and Sched. 3 ]. . . . . . . .
(3) An employer or employee who appeals against a certificate of a certifying medical officer and whose appeal is sustained is entitled to be paid by the Board such compensation for the out-of-pocket expenses and loss of time, if any, incurred by him in relation to the appeal as may be prescribed or, in the absence of regulations in that behalf, as the Board may, in a particular case, determine.
(4) [Section 33 Subsection (4) amended by No. 4 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2019] *[Section 33 Subsection (4) substituted by No. 38 of 1988, s. 10 ]**[Section 33 Subsection (4) amended by No. 44 of 1993, s. 8 ]*Any payment made under this section shall be made out of the Public Account without further appropriation than this section.