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.