Employees' Social Security Act 1969 · Updated to 1 Oct 2024 · Part III · Benefits
Section 32A
Feedback & supportAny question whether an employment injury is caused by an occupational disease as specified in the Fifth Schedule may be determined by a medical board to be known as the Special Medical
Board to be constituted in accordance with the regulations.
The Special Medical Board shall examine the disabled person and send a report in such form as may be specified by the Organization stating—
whether the disabled person is suffering from one or more of the diseases specified in that Schedule;
whether the relevant disease has resulted in permanent disablement;
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whether the extent of loss of earning capacity can be assessed provisionally or finally;
the assessment of the proportion of loss of earning capacity, and in the case of provisional assessment, the period for which such assessment shall hold good.
The Organization may refer any assessment which is provisional to the Special Medical Board for review not later than the end of the period taken into account by the provisional assessment.
Any decision of the Special Medical Board may be reviewed by it at any time.
The disabled person shall be informed in writing by the
Organization of the decision of the Special Medical Board and the benefit, if any, to which the insured person shall be entitled.