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Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998
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#### 114 Maximum fees recoverable by medical practitioners for medico-legal services
114 Maximum fees recoverable by medical practitioners for medico-legal services
(cf former s 118)
> > (1) The Authority may, by order published in the Gazette, fix maximum fees for the provision by medical practitioners of the following services—
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> > > (a) provision of any medical report (including any certificate) for use in court proceedings in connection with a claim for compensation under this Act,
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> > > (b) appearance as a witness in court proceedings on a claim for compensation under this Act.
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> > (2) A medical practitioner is not entitled to be paid or recover any fee for providing a service that exceeds any maximum fee fixed under this section for the provision of the service.
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> > (3) An order under this section can fix costs and amounts by reference to costs and amounts fixed by regulations under the [Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-016).
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> **s 114:** Am 2005 No 113, Sch 3.1 \[4\]; 2015 No 7, Sch 2.46 \[2\].