Section 55 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Responsibilities of claimant to assist in establishment of cover and entitlements

55 Responsibilities of claimant to assist in establishment of cover and entitlements (1) A person who lodges a claim under section 48 must, when reasonably required to do so by the Corporation,— (a) give the Corporation a certificate by a registered health professional that deals with the matters, and contains the information, that the Corporation requires: (b) give the Corporation any other relevant information that the Corporation requires: (c) authorise the Corporation to obtain medical and other records that are or may be relevant to the claim: (d) undergo a medical assessment by a registered health professional specified by the Corporation, at the Corporation's expense: (e) undergo any other assessment at the Corporation's expense. (2) Whenever reasonably requested to do so by the Corporation, a person who lodges a claim under section 48 must give the Corporation a statement in writing about any specified matters relating to the person's eligibility, or continuing eligibility, for cover or an entitlement. (3) If the Corporation requires the person to do so, the person must make the statement referred to in subsection (2) as a statutory declaration or in a form supplied by the Corporation. Compare: 1998 No 114 s 63