Medical assessment tribunal decisions are always final.
You may however have an opportunity for a new
hearing if fresh medical evidence that wasn't available at your
first medical assessment tribunal comes to light within 12 months
of the original hearing.
If you believe you have fresh medical evidence you can ask your
insurer to submit the medical evidence to review by a Review Panel.
Your insurer will only consider referring the medical evidence
if:
- it's less than 12 months since your first medical assessment
tribunal appointment and
- your injury or illness is covered under the Workers'
Compensation Act 1990 or later.
Your insurer will send your medical evidence to a Review Panel
at Q-COMP, which is made up of a medical assessment tribunal Chair
or Deputy Chair and one of the original doctors at your
appointment. This panel will consider your medical evidence and
either accept or reject it as fresh medical evidence that is
relevant to the matter decided by the tribunal.
If your medical evidence is rejected-this
decision is final and cannot be appealed. If your medical evidence
is accepted-your insurer will refer you to have
another medical assessment tribunal and where possible, it will
with be your original doctor panel.