Western Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ( GENERAL ) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 55I

55I .         Duties of registered medical practitioner conducting examination

        (1)         A registered medical practitioner who conducts a medical examination for the purposes of a medical examination notice must explain any test results to the worker and give a copy of the test results to the worker.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $4 200;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.

        (2)         A registered medical practitioner who conducts a medical examination for the purposes of a medical examination notice must give a copy of any medical report based on the test results or medical examination to the worker.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $4 200;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.

        (3)         A registered medical practitioner who conducts a medical examination for the purposes of a medical examination notice must give a copy of the test results to the regulator.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $4 200;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.

        (4)         A registered medical practitioner who conducts a medical examination for the purposes of a medical examination notice must, on the written request of the examined worker, give the registered medical practitioner’s findings on the examination to another registered medical practitioner who has been nominated by the examined worker.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $4 200;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $21 000.

        [Regulation 55I inserted: SL 2022/214 r. 5.]