Both the system of the review committee and the Appeals Tribunal, it is an inquiry model where it is the responsibility of the decision-maker to go and find the evidence. When there are questions of whether or not there is evidence lacking in a particular area, both the Appeals Tribunal and review committee have the resources available to go out and find additional information for them that could be in the form of medical matters opinion. That is where the major area would be for that. So they do have that, but they have to make the decision as to whether or not it is appropriate to go out and spend the resources to do that. It is their decision on a case-by-case matter. There is, at the other levels, really no or very few legal issues that ever come up at the review committee or at the Appeals Tribunal. The workers are represented by the worker's advisor's office in doing these matters. He is quite able to deal with the matters that are associated with the worker claims there.
Mr. Triggs on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 7th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 6th, 2007
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