South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts(1) An independent medical adviser to whom a medical question is referred under this Part is to prepare a report (or participate in the preparation of a joint report) at the conclusion of his or her consideration of the medical question.
(2) The report is to be in a form specified by the rules of the Tribunal or court (as the case requires) and must—
(a) set out details of the medical question; and
(b) set out the opinion of the independent medical adviser (or advisers) with respect to the question; and
(c) set out the reason or reasons for the opinion; and
(d) set out information about the documents and other reports that have been considered by the independent medical adviser (or advisers); and
(e) set out any other matters that, in the opinion of the independent medical adviser (or advisers), should be considered or investigated.
(3) The report must be furnished to the Tribunal or the court in accordance with the rules of the Tribunal or court within any period specified by the Tribunal or the court (as the case may be).
(4) A report furnished by an independent medical adviser on a referral under this Part is admissible as evidence in proceedings before the Tribunal or a court (and will be received in evidence in accordance with the rules of the Tribunal or court).