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#### 147 Definitions
147 Definitions
> > (1) In this Chapter—
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> > court includes a court arbitrator or arbitrators.
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> > insurer has the same meaning as in Chapter 4.
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> > medical report includes any medical certificate or opinion.
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> > (2) Except as provided by this Chapter, expressions used in this Chapter have the same meaning as they have when used in relation to legal costs in the legal profession legislation (as defined in section 3A of the [Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-016)).
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> > Note.
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> > Under the [Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-16a), the expression legal costs includes amounts payable to a law practice for legal services as well as other items that may be charged (such as disbursements) but does not include interest.
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> **s 147:** Am 2006 No 120, Sch 3.16 \[4\] \[5\]; 2015 No 7, Sch 2.30 \[4\].