Workmen’S Compensation Act · s 38

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38.
CAP. 74
(1) In any proceedings under the provisions of this
Act any document purporting to be -
(a) a report under the hand of a registered medical practitioner upon any workman examined or treated by him; or
(b) a statement under the hand of a competent authority as to the depen~ency and the degree of dependency on a deceased workman of any person claiming to be a dependant of such workman.
shall be prima facie proof of the facts stated therein and the signature of such registered medical practitioner or compe-tent authority shall be admitted without proof unless the
Commissioner or an arbitrator shall have reason to doubt the genuineness thereof:
Provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent the
Commissioner or an arbitrator from taking into, considera-tion any other evidence as to the existence of dependants or the extent of dependency.
(2) For the purposes of this section
"registered medical practitioner" includes any medical practitioner registered under any written law relating to the registration of medical practi-tioners in force in the country in which such medic-al practitioner resides;
"competent authority" means
(a) within Brunei, any District Officer; and
(b) outside Brunei any Commissioner, state
Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or Assistant
Commissioner, or officer holding an equivalent position appointed under any law relating to work-
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Documents admissible as evidence in proceedings

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Arbitrator's order to be sent to Com-missioner
Costs
Power to sub-mit cases
Appeal from arbttrator

Workmen's Compensation man's compensation in force m the country m which the claimant resides.

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s 38CAP. 74

(1)

In any proceedings under the provisions of this

Act any document purporting to be -

(a)

a report under the hand of a registered medical practitioner upon any workman examined or treated by him; or

(b)

a statement under the hand of a competent authority as to the depen~ency and the degree of dependency on a deceased workman of any person claiming to be a dependant of such workman.

shall be prima facie proof of the facts stated therein and the signature of such registered medical practitioner or compe-tent authority shall be admitted without proof unless the

Commissioner or an arbitrator shall have reason to doubt the genuineness thereof:

Provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent the

Commissioner or an arbitrator from taking into, considera-tion any other evidence as to the existence of dependants or the extent of dependency.

(2)

For the purposes of this section

"registered medical practitioner" includes any medical practitioner registered under any written law relating to the registration of medical practi-tioners in force in the country in which such medic-al practitioner resides;

"competent authority" means

(a)

within Brunei, any District Officer; and

(b)

outside Brunei any Commissioner, state

Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or Assistant

Commissioner, or officer holding an equivalent position appointed under any law relating to work-

Documents admissible as evidence in proceedings

Arbitrator's order to be sent to Com-missioner

Costs

Power to sub-mit cases

Appeal from arbttrator

Workmen's Compensation man's compensation in force m the country m which the claimant resides.