Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 547

547 Reimbursement of costs of examination and report

(1) This section applies if the Regulator sets aside or varies a decision by the decision-maker to reject an application for compensation by a claimant or worker under chapter 3 .

(2) The decision-maker must reimburse the claimant or worker for the cost of an examination by, and report from, a registered person obtained by the claimant or worker if the Regulator considers the examination and report substantially contributed to the setting aside or variation of the decision.