8.8.7 Refuses or fails to have, or obstructs, the medical examination

Section 41(5) states that if the claimant 'refuses or fails to submit' him or herself for examination or 'in any way obstructs' the examination, all actions in relation to compensation are suspended until the examination takes place. For a more detailed discussion of this exclusion see 8.13 later in this Chapter.

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