Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 71(1) amended by No. 84/2000 s. 26(1), substituted by No. 71/2013 s. 21(2).
(1) In order to determine its liability under Part 3, Part 6 or Division 1 of Part 10, the Commission may require a person who was injured as a result of a transport accident and makes a claim for, or receives compensation or damages under Part 3, this Part, Part 6 or Division 1 of Part 10, to submit from time to time for examination by one or more medical service providers nominated by the Commission.
S. 71(1A) inserted by No. 94/2004 s. 10(6).
(1A) Subsection (1) also applies to a person if the Commission is required to make a determination of the person's degree of impairment as a result of a transport accident.
Note
Subsection (1A) applies with respect to all transport accidents that occurred on or after the day that is 18 months before the date of commencement of section 10 of the Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 2004 —see section 188.
(2) If a person refuses or fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a request to submit for examination in accordance with this section—
(a) the person's right (if any) to compensation under this Act is suspended until the examination takes place; and
(b) the Commission is not liable to pay compensation to the person while the right is suspended.
S. 71(3) inserted by No. 84/2000 s. 26(2).
(3) In subsection (1), "medical service provider" means—
(a) medical practitioner;
(c) registered dentist;
S. 71(3)(ca) inserted by No. 71/2013 s. 5(3).
(ca) registered occupational therapist;
(d) registered optometrist;
(e) registered physiotherapist;
(f) registered chiropractor;
(g) registered osteopath;
(h) registered podiatrist.