Victorian Numbered Acts

ACCIDENT COMPENSATION AMENDMENT ACT 2010 (NO. 9 OF 2010) - SECT 29

After section 55 of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 insert —

    " 55AA     Referral of medical question without consent

    (1)     Where a medical question arises in a dispute relating to section 93CD, the Conciliation Officer must, within 7 days after becoming aware of the medical question, refer the medical question to a Medical Panel.

    (2)     The Authority or self-insurer must bear all the costs reasonably incurred by a worker in relation to a referral of a medical question under this section.".