| (1) | The Director-General may on a regional basis appoint medical advisory panels which shall consist of as many members as he or she may deem necessary to— |
[Words preceding section 70(1)(a) substituted by section 26 of Act No. 61 of 1997]
| (b) | advise him regarding the inclusion of occupational diseases in Schedule 3; |
| (c) | advise him regarding general policy concerning the diagnosis of, and disablement as a result of, occupational diseases. |
| (3) | The Director-General shall designate a member of a medical advisory panel as chairman thereof. |
| (4) | The members of medical advisory panels shall be appointed by the Director-General for such period and on such conditions as he may determine, but the Director-General may at any time terminate the appointment of any member who— |
| (a) | has been guilty of misconduct or neglect of duty; or |
| (b) | is not able to perform his or her functions satisfactorily. |
[Section 70(4)(b) substituted by section 40 of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Act 10 of 2022, Notice No. 3294, GG48431 dated 17 April 2023 - effective 23 January 2026 per (a) of Proclamation Notice 306, GG53990 dated 23 January 2026]
| (5) | The provisions of section 9 shall apply mutatis mutandis to members of medical advisory panels. |
