Victorian Consolidated Regulations

MAGISTRATES' COURT GENERAL CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2020 - REG 33.03

In this Order, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires—

"dentist" means—

        (a)     a person registered or qualified to be registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law—

              (i)     to practise in the dentistry profession (other than as a student); and;

              (ii)     in the dentists division of that profession; or

        (b)     a person entitled to practise dentistry in a place out of Australia under an enactment of that place corresponding to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, whether or not the person does so practise;

"examination" means an examination for medical, dental, or psychological purposes as the case requires;

"hospital" report means a statement in writing concerning the plaintiff made by or on behalf of a hospital, rehabilitation centre or other like institution;

"medical expert" means registered medical practitioner, registered dentist or registered psychologist as the case requires;

"medical matters" includes dental matters and psychological matters;

"medical practitioner" means—

        (a)     a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student); or

        (b)     a person entitled to practise medicine in a place out of Australia under an enactment of that place corresponding to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, whether or not the person does so practise;

"medical report"—

        (a)     means a statement on medical matters concerning the plaintiff whether in writing or oral made by a medical expert; and

        (b)     includes any document which the medical expert intends should be read with the statement whether the document was in existence at the time the statement was made or was a document which the expert obtained or caused to be brought into existence subsequently;

"registered psychologist" means—

        (a)     a person registered or qualified to be registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the psychology profession (other than as a student); or

        (b)     a person who is qualified or registered to practise psychology in a place out of Australia under an enactment of that place corresponding to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, whether or not the person does so practise;

"serve", in relation to the service of a medical report, means—

        (a)     if the medical report was in writing, serve a copy; and

        (b)     if the medical report was oral, serve notice in writing of its substance.