325   Medical assessment certificate

(1)  The approved medical specialist to whom a medical dispute is referred is to give a certificate (a medical assessment certificate) as to the matters referred for assessment.

(2)  A medical assessment certificate is to be in a form approved by the Registrar and is to:

(a)  set out details of the matters referred for assessment, and

(b)  certify as to the approved medical specialist’s assessment with respect to those matters, and

(c)  set out the approved medical specialist’s reasons for that assessment, and

(d)  set out the facts on which that assessment is based.

(3)  If the Registrar is satisfied that a medical assessment certificate contains an obvious error, the Registrar may issue, or approve of the approved medical specialist issuing, a replacement medical assessment certificate to correct the error.

(4)  An approved medical specialist is competent to give evidence as to matters in a certificate given by the specialist under this section, but may not be compelled to give evidence.