119Medical examination of workers at direction of employer

#### 119 Medical examination of workers at direction of employer 119 Medical examination of workers at direction of employer (cf former s 129) > > (1) A worker who has given notice of an injury must, if so required by the employer, submit himself or herself for examination by a medical practitioner, provided and paid by the employer. > > > (2) A worker receiving weekly payments of compensation under this Act must, if so required by the employer, from time to time submit himself or herself for examination by a medical practitioner, provided and paid by the employer. > > > (3) If a worker refuses to submit himself or herself for any examination under this section or in any way obstructs the examination— > > > > > (a) the worker’s right to recover compensation under this Act with respect to the injury, or > > > > > (b) the worker’s right to the weekly payments, > > > > is suspended until the examination has taken place. > > > (4) A worker must not be required to submit himself or herself for examination by a medical practitioner under this section otherwise than in accordance with the Workers Compensation Guidelines or at more frequent intervals than may be prescribed by the Workers Compensation Guidelines. > > > (5) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to requiring an employer or insurer to provide a worker, a worker’s legal representative or any other person, within the period required by the regulations, with a copy of any medical opinion or report furnished to the employer or insurer by a medical practitioner in connection with an examination of the worker pursuant to a requirement under this section. > > > (6) If an employer or insurer fails to provide a copy of an opinion or report as required by the regulations under subsection (5)— > > > > > (a) the employer or insurer cannot use the opinion or report to dispute liability to pay or continue to pay compensation or to reduce the amount of compensation to be paid and cannot use the opinion or report for any other purpose prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section, and > > > > > (b) the opinion or report is not admissible in proceedings on such a dispute before the Commission, and > > > > > (c) the opinion or report may not be disclosed to a medical assessor or an Appeal Panel in connection with the assessment of a medical dispute under Part 7 of Chapter 7. > > **s 119:** Am 2001 No 61, Sch 6.2 \[19\]; 2005 No 113, Sch 1.1 \[6\] \[7\]; 2015 No 19, Sch 1 \[4\]; 2020 No 18, Sch 6.11\[17\].