73A—Medical information for invalidity and terminal illness benefits
(1) For the purposes
of assessing whether or not a person is suffering from a terminal illness, the
Board may require the person to submit himself or herself for a medical
examination by a medical practitioner nominated by the Board.
(2) The cost of—
(a) a
report obtained from a medical practitioner at the request of the Board for
the purposes of determining whether a person is suffering from a
terminal illness; or
(b) a
medical examination to which a person is required to submit under
subregulation (1),
is to be borne by the Board.
(3) The Board may
require a person seeking benefits on account of invalidity, or a disability
pension, to provide evidence of his or her incapacity and, for that purpose,
may require the person to submit himself or herself for a medical examination
by 1 or more medical practitioners nominated by the Board.
(4) The cost of any
medical examination to which a member is required to submit for the purposes
of subregulation (3) is to be borne by the Board.