325Medical assessment certificate

#### 325 Medical assessment certificate 325 Medical assessment certificate > > (1) The medical assessor to whom a medical dispute is referred is to give a certificate (a medical assessment certificate) as to the matters referred for assessment. > > > (2) A medical assessment certificate is to be in a form approved by the President and is to— > > > > > (a) set out details of the matters referred for assessment, and > > > > > (b) certify as to the medical assessor’s assessment with respect to those matters, and > > > > > (c) set out the medical assessor’s reasons for that assessment, and > > > > > (d) set out the facts on which that assessment is based. > > > (3) If the President is satisfied that a medical assessment certificate contains an obvious error, the President may issue, or approve of the medical assessor issuing, a replacement medical assessment certificate to correct the error. > > > (4) A medical assessor is competent to give evidence as to matters in a certificate given by the assessor under this section, but may not be compelled to give evidence. > > **s 325:** Ins 2001 No 61, Sch 4.2 \[17\]. Am 2001 No 94, Schs 1.2 \[11\], 10.2 \[18\]; 2020 No 18, Sch 6.11\[59\] \[60\].