Victorian Numbered Acts

ACCIDENT COMPENSATION AMENDMENT ACT 2010 (NO. 9 OF 2010) - SECT 83

    (1)     After section 56(5) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 insert —

    "(5A)     The Authority or a self-insurer must pay the reasonable costs of a report provided by a registered health practitioner specified in subsection (5B) who has examined a worker if—

        (a)     the report has been requested by a Conciliation Officer; and

        (b)     the worker has consented to a report being provided.

    (5B)     The following registered health practitioners are specified for the purposes of subsection (5A)—

        (a)     a registered medical practitioner;

        (b)     a registered dentist;

        (c)     a registered optometrist;

        (d)     a registered physiotherapist;

        (e)     a registered chiropractor;

        (f)     a registered osteopath;

        (g)     a registered podiatrist;

        (h)     a registered psychologist.".

    (2)     Section 56(9A) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 is repealed .