Part 7
Reviews and appeals
Appeals to medical board:
Right of appeal
411Right of appeal on medical grounds
Any applicant or beneficiary may appeal to the medical board against a decision of MSD that is—
- made in relation to the applicant or beneficiary; and
- of a kind specified in a row of the following table.
- made in reliance on a work ability assessment by a health practitioner under section 118 (work ability assessment); and
- whether the person assessed is entitled to a benefit and, if so, what kind of benefit
- made in reliance on a work ability assessment by a health practitioner under section 118 (work ability assessment); and
- whether the person assessed, being a person receiving this benefit, has for the purposes of section 141(1) the capacity to seek, undertake, and be available for part-time work (see also section 155)
- made in reliance on a work ability assessment by a health practitioner under section 118 (work ability assessment); and
- whether the person assessed, being a person receiving this benefit, is entitled on an application or on MSD’s own initiative, to deferral of work-test obligations under section 155
- made by a beneficiary granted this benefit; and
- made under section 155; and
- for deferral of all or any of the beneficiary’s work-test obligations
- made in reliance on a work ability assessment by a health practitioner under section 118 (work ability assessment); and
- whether the person assessed, being a person who is subject to work-test obligations or work-preparation obligations, has the capacity to meet those obligations
- not complying with a drug-testing obligation:
- failing to apply for suitable employment that requires candidates to undertake drug tests
Row | Assistance or obligations | Decision to be appealed | |
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1 | Any benefit |
Determination— |
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2 |
Jobseeker support—on the ground of health condition, injury, or disability |
Decision that a claim for this benefit is declined, or that this benefit is cancelled, in either case on medical grounds or on grounds relating to a person’s capacity for work |
|
3 |
Jobseeker support—on the ground of health condition, injury, or disability |
Determination under section 141(1) that a beneficiary has, while receiving this benefit, the capacity to seek, undertake, and be available for part-time work, and so is required to comply with the work test on and after a date specified in a notice given under section 141(4) |
|
4 |
Jobseeker support—on the ground of health condition, injury, or disability |
Decision to confirm, amend, revoke, or replace under section 141(6) a determination, and that results in a determination under section 141(1) that a beneficiary has, while receiving this benefit, the capacity to seek, undertake, and be available for part-time work, and so is required to comply with the work test on and after a date specified in a notice given under section 141(4) | |
5 |
Jobseeker support—on the ground of health condition, injury, or disability |
Determination— |
|
6 |
Jobseeker support—except on the ground of health condition, injury, or disability |
Determination— |
|
7 |
Jobseeker support—except on the ground of health condition, injury, or disability |
Decision to decline under section 155 on medical grounds an application— |
|
8 |
Jobseeker support—on any ground |
Decision on medical grounds under section 155 to revoke a deferral granted under section 155 of all or any of the beneficiary’s work-test obligations |
|
9 |
Work-test obligations or work-preparation obligations |
Determination— |
|
10 |
Drug-testing obligation |
Decision under section 250(1)(a) to the effect that a beneficiary does not have a good and sufficient reason, on the ground that the beneficiary is addicted to, or dependent on, controlled drugs, for either or both— |
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11 |
Supported living payment—on the ground of restricted work capacity or total blindness |
Decision that a claim for this benefit is declined, or that this benefit is cancelled, in either case on medical grounds |
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12 |
Supported living payment—on the ground of restricted work capacity or total blindness |
Decision under section 123(1)(a) that a person receiving this benefit has the capacity to comply with obligations under section 125 |
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13 |
Child disability allowance |
Decision that a claim for this benefit is declined, or that this benefit is cancelled, in either case on the ground that the child is not a child with a serious disability (as defined in section 79) |
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14 |
Veteran’s pension under section 164 of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 |
Decision to decline a claim for, or to cancel, this benefit, in either case on the ground of the applicant’s or beneficiary’s mental or physical infirmity |
Compare
- 1964 No 136 s 10B(1)