Directed medical examinations

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.

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.

The regulator must inform the person conducting a business or undertaking who arranged a medical examination for the purposes of a medical examination notice of — (a) the outcome of the medical examination; and (b) any need for remedial action.

A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that the results of a medical examination conducted for the purposes of a medical examination notice are treated as confidential records.

For the purposes of selecting a registered medical practitioner to conduct the medical examination, the person conducting the business or undertaking must consult with the worker and give the worker a reasonable choice in the selection of the registered medical practitioner.

A person conducting a business or undertaking must comply with a medical examination notice.

It is a defence to a charge of an offence under subregulation (1) to prove that the worker who is the subject of the medical examination notice does not — (a) agree to the selection of the registered medical practitioner; or (b) consent to undergoing the examination.