Workmen's Compensation Act, 1934

Attendance of medical assessor.

39.—(1) The Court may, in any case, summon a medical referee to sit as assessor to the Court.

(2) Any party to any proceedings under this Act may apply to the Court to have a medical referee summoned to sit as assessor to the Court on the hearing of such proceedings and the Court on such application being made and on payment to the county registrar by such party of such fee as may be fixed by regulations made by the Minister for Justice with the sanction of the Minister for Finance, shall summon a medical referee accordingly.

(3) Every fee received by the county registrar under this section shall be paid into or disposed of by him for the benefit of the Exchequer in such manner as the Minister for Finance shall direct.

(4) The Court may, subject to regulations made by the Minister for Justice with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance, submit to a medical referee for report any matter which seems material to any question arising in proceedings under this Act before the Court.