Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A
Gold State Super Member’s disablement benefit is not payable unless the
Member —
(a)
applies for it within 12 months of ceasing to be an eligible Gold
State worker; and
(b)
complies with subregulation (3).
(2) For the purpose of
assessing an application —
(a)
under subregulation (1)(a) for a disablement benefit; or
(b) for
payment of a GSS withdrawal benefit under regulation 45(1)(b),
the Board may obtain
and have regard to such medical or other information as it considers
appropriate.
(3) A
Gold State Super Member who applies for a disablement benefit or for payment
of a GSS withdrawal benefit under regulation 45(1)(b) must —
(a) give
to the Board all the information required by the Board to enable it to
determine the Member’s entitlement to the benefit;
(b)
undertake any medical examinations required by the Board;
(c)
authorise the Board to obtain any medical, personal and other information
about the Member that the Board considers relevant to the application; and
(d) in
the case of an application for a disablement benefit —
(i)
undertake any assessment for job retraining required by
the Board; and
(ii)
assist any investigation by the Board into the
Member’s ability to undertake work or work of a particular kind.
(4) A
Gold State Super Member may withdraw an application for a disablement benefit
by giving notice to the Board at any time before the benefit is paid.
(5) In this
regulation —
"disablement benefit" means a benefit under
regulation 40, 41 or 43(b).
[Regulation 49 amended in Gazette
13 Apr 2007 p. 1597.]