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WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 2024 - REG 148

148 .         Terms used

                In this Division —

        audiometric test  —

            (a)         means an audiometric test referred to in regulation 19C of the former regulations; and

            (b)         includes any of the following —

                  (i)         an audiometric test carried out by an audiometric officer;

                  (ii)         an air conduction test carried out after an audiometric test referred to in subparagraph (i);

                  (iii)         a full audiometric test;

                  (iv)         an otorhinolaryngological assessment;

        former regulations means the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Regulations 1982 ;

        full audiometric test means a full audiometric test referred to in regulation 19C(7), (8) and (9) of the former regulations that is carried out by an audiologist or an approved medical practitioner;

        otorhinolaryngological assessment means a full otorhinolaryngological assessment referred to in regulation 19C(8) and (9) of the former regulations that is carried out by a medical practitioner registered in the specialty of otorhinolaryngology for the purpose of determining the percentage of noise‑induced hearing loss.



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