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WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 113

113 .         Disputes about hearing loss

        (1)         An arbitrator may determine a dispute about any of the following matters ( hearing loss matters ) concerning hearing loss suffered by a worker —

            (a)         the results of an NIHL assessment of the worker;

            (b)         the extent of hearing loss suffered by the worker;

            (c)         whether and to what extent hearing loss suffered by the worker is noise-induced hearing loss.

        (2)         A hearing loss matter cannot be disputed except on the basis of evidence provided by an NIHL assessment.



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