| (1) | Any person who works or has worked at a mine or works, or any other person acting on behalf of such a person, may at any time apply to the director for a medical examination of such person for the purpose of determining whether such person is suffering from a compensatable disease, or, if he or she has previously been found to be suffering from such a disease, the degree of such disease. |
| (2) | Upon receipt of such application, the director shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (3)— |
| (a) | cause the person concerned to be medically examined as soon as possible; |
| (c) | cause such further examinations, tests and observations to be carried out as the director may deem necessary or as the certification committee may require. |
| (3) | The director may refuse such application if the person concerned was medically examined under this Act within the period of 24 months immediately preceding the date on which such application is received, unless the application is supported in writing by a medical practitioner. |
[Section 32(3) substituted by section 1 of the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Amendment Act, No. 60 of 2002]
