Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If the rehabilitation authority for a person requires the person to undertake a rehabilitation program under section 51, and the person refuses or fails to undertake the rehabilitation program, the rehabilitation authority may determine that the person's right to compensation (but not the person's right to treatment or compensation for treatment under Chapter 6) under this Act is suspended until the person undertakes the rehabilitation program.
Note: Subsection (6) provides that this section does not apply to a person to whom this Part applies because of subsection 43(3) (claim for acceptance of liability not determined).
(2) A determination under subsection (1) must not be made in relation to a refusal or failure to undertake the rehabilitation program if, before the date fixed for starting the rehabilitation program, the person gives to the rehabilitation authority evidence of a reasonable excuse for the refusal or failure.
(3) The rehabilitation authority must determine that the suspension under subsection (1) is terminated from a date determined by the rehabilitation authority if, within 14 days after the date fixed for starting the rehabilitation program, the person gives to the rehabilitation authority evidence of a reasonable excuse for the refusal or failure.
(4) If a determination under subsection (1) is made by a delegate of the rehabilitation authority, the rehabilitation authority must ensure that any determination terminating the suspension under subsection (3) also made by a delegate of the rehabilitation authority is made by a delegate other than a delegate who was involved in making the determination under subsection (1).
(5) If a person's right to compensation is suspended under subsection (1), compensation is not payable during or in respect of the period of the suspension.
(6) This section does not apply to a person to whom this Part applies because of subsection 43(3) (claim for acceptance of liability not determined).