Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) The applicant must
give the expert review panel —
(a) a
document specifying —
(i)
the injury or alleged injury to which the referred
decision relates; and
(ii)
the facts or questions of fact relevant to the referred
decision which the applicant is satisfied have been agreed and the facts or
questions that are in dispute;
and
(b)
copies of all documents relating to the referred decision that are in the
possession, custody or control of the applicant.
(2) An expert review
panel may, by written notice, require —
(a) the
injured person (or a person with lawful authority to act on the injured
person’s behalf) to meet with the panel and answer questions; and
(b) the
injured person (or a person with lawful authority to act on the injured
person’s behalf) to give to the panel copies of all documents relating
to the referred decision that are in the possession, custody or control of the
person; and
(c) the
injured person to submit to an examination by the panel or by a member of the
panel.
(3) If the injured
person (or a person with lawful authority to act on the injured person’s
behalf) consents, the expert review panel may, by written notice, require a
person who has provided a service to the injured person in relation to the
injury or alleged injury to which the referred decision relates —
(a) to
meet with the panel and answer questions; and
(b) to
give to the panel copies of all documents relating to the referred decision
that are in the possession, custody or control of that person.
(4) Any attendance of
a person before an expert review panel must be in private, unless the panel
considers that it is necessary for another person to be present.
(5) A person must not,
without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a requirement under
subregulation (2) or (3).
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$10 000.