Western Australian Current Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 194

194 .         Arbitrator may give information etc. to and restrict disclosure by other party or medical practitioner

        (1)         When a document or other material or information relevant to a proceeding before an arbitrator is produced or furnished to the arbitrator by a party to the proceeding or another person (whether or not pursuant to a requirement under this Division), the arbitrator may produce or furnish the document, material or information to —

            (a)         any other party to the proceeding; or

            (b)         any other party’s legal representative or registered agent; or

            (c)         a medical practitioner (including a medical assessment panel and an approved medical specialist panel).

        (2)         The arbitrator may, when producing or furnishing documents, material or information, to another person direct that the person must not cause or permit disclosure of the information, or information in the documents or material, or any specified part of that information, to another person.

        [Section 194 inserted: No. 42 of 2004 s. 130; amended: No. 31 of 2011 s. 49.]