11.1 Liability and Pre-Existing Injuries and Predispositions

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11.2 Medical Opinions

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11.3 The Process of Seeking Medical Opinion

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11.3.1 What does a Delegate need to know?

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11.3.2 Choosing a doctor to advise the Delegate

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11.3.3 Criteria for selecting medical experts

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11.3.4 The letter of request for medical examination/opinion

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11.3.5 Information to be provided to the medical examiner

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11.3.6 Section 57 and the power of Delegates

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11.3.7 Section 57 prohibits panels, not repeated examinations ('second opinions')

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11.3.8 Suspensions for non-compliance with a S57 direction

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11.3.9 Reimbursing costs incurred in travelling to a section 57 Medical Examination

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11.4 Unsolicited Medical Opinion Provided by Lawyers etc.

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11.4.1 Unsolicited reports not re-imburseable if not useful to the Delegate

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11.4.2 Common deficiencies of advocate's reports

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11.4.3 Delegates consideration of unsolicited medical advice

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11.5 Agreement on Identity of Medical Adviser

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11.5.1 Points to consider re: consensus medical adviser - decision integrity

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11.6 Interpretation of Medical Opinion

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11.6.1 Qualifications of medical practitioners

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11.6.2 Content and completeness

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11.6.3 Contradictions or logical improbabilities within the report

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Ch 11 Medical Opinions and Examinations