STATUTORY RULES.
1926. No. 46.
REGULATION UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION ACT 1912.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Commonwealth Workmen’s Compensation Act 1912, to come into operation forthwith.
Dated this sixteenth day of April, 1926.
STONEHAVEN,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
W. G. GIBSON,
for Treasurer.
Amendment of Workmen’s Compensation Regulations 1913.
(Statutory Rule 1913, No. 336, as amended by Statutory Rule 1915, No. 92, and 1916, No. 124.)
After regulation 10 of the Commonwealth Workmen’s Compensation Regulations, the following regulations are added:—
“References to Medical Referee.
“11. The Medical Referee shall, on receipt of a reference under the provisions of paragraph (12) or paragraph (14) of the first schedule to the Act send a notice to both parties concerned in accordance with Form A or Form B in the schedule, as the case may be. In fixing the time and place for the examination the medical referee shall pay due regard to the condition or alleged condition of the workman.
12. The medical referee shall personally examine the workman, and shall consider any statements made or submitted by either party.
13. The certificate given by the medical referee shall be in accordance with Form C in the schedule, and shall be forwarded to the prescribed authority as soon as possible after the examination.
14. On receipt of the certificate of the medical referee the prescribed authority shall furnish both parties with a copy thereof.
15. The medical referee may, with the approval of the prescribed authority, secure the services of another duly qualified medical practitioner to assist him in the examination.
16. Where a workman has given notice of an accident or is in receipt of weekly payments under the Act, he shall not be required to submit himself, against his will, for examination by a medical practitioner provided by the Commonwealth except at reasonable hours.
17. A workman in receipt of weekly payments shall not be required, after a period of one month has elapsed from the date on which the first payment of compensation was made, to submit himself, against his will, for examination by a medical practitioner provided by the Commonwealth except as follows:—Once a week during the second, and once a month during the third, fourth fifth and six months after the date of the first payment and thereafter once in every two months.
18. Strict compliance with the forms in the schedule shall not be required and substantial compliance shall suffice for the purposes of these Regulations.”
THE SCHEDULE.
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Form A.
Commonwealth Workmen’s Compensation Act 1912.
Notice by Medical Referee of Intention to Examine Workman.
To
I hereby give you notice that in accordance with the reference made to me by the Prescribed Authority under paragraph 12 (or paragraph 14, as the case may be) of the First Schedule to the Act, in the case of [name and address of workman] I propose to examine the said at on the day of 19 , at o’clock in the noon.
Any statements made or submitted by you will be considered.
Dated the day of , 19 .
(Signed)
Medical Referee.
Form B.
Commonwealth Workmen’s Compensation Act 1912.
Notice by Medical Referee of Intention to Examine Workman.
To
I hereby give you notice that in accordance with the reference made to me in your case by the Prescribed Authority under paragraph 12 (or paragraph 14, as the case may be) of the First Schedule to the Act, I propose to examine you at on the day of , 19 , at o’clock in the noon.
And you are required to submit yourself for examination accordingly.
Any statements made or submitted by you will be considered.
Dated the day of 19
(Signed)
Medical Referee.
Form C.
Commonwealth Workmen’s Compensation Act 1912.
Certificate of Medical Referee with Reference to Matter Referred to Him under Paragraph 13 of the First Schedule to the Act.
I of a Medical Referee appointed under the Commonwealth Workmen’s Compensation Act 1912 do hereby certify as follows regarding of whose case was referred to me by the Prescribed Authority under the Act:—
I have on the day of examined the said
He is § and his condition is such
that he is *
The incapacity of the said is †
(Signed)
Medical Referee.
§Describe state of health.
*State whether workman is fit for his ordinary or other work, specifying where necessary the kind of work, or whether he is unfit for work of any kind.
†State whether or to what extent the incapacity is due to the accident.
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