120Medical examination of worker at direction of Commission

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—

(a) who claims compensation under this Act, or

(b) who is in receipt of weekly payments of compensation under this Act,

to submit himself or herself for examination by a medical assessor on a date and at a place arranged by the Commission.

(2) If a worker refuses to submit himself or herself for any such examination 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 weekly payments,

is suspended until the examination has taken place.

s 120: Am 2001 No 61, Sch 6.2 [20]; 2020 No 18, Sch 6.11[18].