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Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998
120Medical examination of worker at direction of Commission
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#### 120 Medical examination of worker at direction of Commission
120 Medical examination of worker at direction of Commission
(cf former s 130)
> > (1) The Commission or the Authority may, at any time or from time to time, require any worker—
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> > > (a) who claims compensation under this Act, or
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> > > (b) who is in receipt of weekly payments of compensation under this Act,
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> > to submit himself or herself for examination by a medical assessor on a date and at a place arranged by the Commission.
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> > (2) If a worker refuses to submit himself or herself for any such examination or in any way obstructs the examination—
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> > > (a) the worker’s right to recover compensation under this Act with respect to the injury, or
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> > > (b) the worker’s right to weekly payments,
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> > is suspended until the examination has taken place.
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> **s 120:** Am 2001 No 61, Sch 6.2 \[20\]; 2020 No 18, Sch 6.11\[18\].