Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
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90D Reliance on medical reports
[Section 90D of Part VII Inserted by No. 85 of 2009, s. 37, Applied:01 Jul 2010]
(1) If a worker has submitted to an independent medical review under section 90A by a medical practitioner, a report in relation to the review, and any evidence of the medical practitioner, cannot be used as evidence in respect of a claim for compensation unless the report is served on the worker.
(2) If a worker has been examined under section 90A(7)(b) by a medical practitioner chosen by the worker, a report in relation to the examination, and any evidence of the medical practitioner, cannot be used as evidence in respect of a claim for compensation unless the report is served on the worker's employer.
(3) If a worker has been examined, otherwise than under section 90A(7)(b) , by a medical practitioner chosen by the worker, a report in relation to the examination, and any evidence of the medical practitioner, cannot be used as evidence in respect of a claim for compensation unless the report is served on the worker's employer.