Chapter VII: Occupational diseases
70. Appointment of medical advisory panels

 

 

1)        The Director-General may on a regional basis appoint medical advisory panels which shall consist of as many members as he or she may deem necessary to--

a)        assist him with regard to the diagnosis of occupational diseases in individual cases;

b)        advise him regarding the inclusion of occupational diseases in Schedule 3;

c)        advise him regarding general policy concerning the diagnosis of, and disablement as a result of, occupational diseases.

 

2)        A member of a medical advisory panel shall be paid the prescribed remuneration and travelling and subsistence allowances out of the compensation fund.

 

3)        The Director-General shall designate a member of a medical advisory panel as chairman thereof.

 

4)        The members of medical advisory panels shall be appointed by the Director-General for such period and on such conditions as he may determine, but the Director-General may at any time terminate the appointment of any member who--

a)        has been guilty of misconduct or neglect of duty; or

b)        is not able to perform his functions in terms of this Act properly.

 

5)        The provisions of section 9 shall apply mutatis mutandis to members of medical advisory panels.