73Computation of industrial deafness

### 73 Computation of industrial deafness > *\[Section 73 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 50 \]**\[Section 73 Subsection (6) inserted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 50 \]**\[Section 73 Subsection (7) inserted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 50 \]*[*\[Section 73 Substituted by No. 99 of 2000, s. 37, Applied:01 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2000-099#GS37@EN) > > > (1)  The degree of a worker's industrial deafness is to be measured according to the worker's binaural hearing impairment. > > > (2)  The degree of a worker's industrial deafness is not to include the percentage of deafness as is shown – > > > > > > (a) to have arisen otherwise than from industrial deafness; or > > > > > > > (b) subject to [section 27](#GS27@EN) , to have been contracted outside this State; or > > > > > > > (c) to be a condition in respect of which compensation has been awarded or paid under this Act or under a law of another State or of the Commonwealth or a Territory of the Commonwealth. > > > (3)  A worker's binaural hearing impairment is to be determined by the prescribed class of persons in accordance with the Improved Procedure for Determining Percentage Loss of Hearing, NAL Report No. 118 Commonwealth of Australia, 1988 (NAL Tables), as amended, or any similar report or other document as may be prescribed. > > > (4)  The percentage of binaural hearing impairment is to be converted to a percentage of whole person impairment using the prescribed table. > > > (5)  The regulations may prescribe the manner in which any determination or assessment under this section is required to be made and the persons or class of persons able to make such a determination or assessment. > > > (6)  [*\[Section 73 Subsection (6) omitted by No. 42 of 2007, s. 20, Applied:31 Oct 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-10-31/act-2007-042#GS20@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (7)  [*\[Section 73 Subsection (7) omitted by No. 42 of 2007, s. 20, Applied:31 Oct 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-10-31/act-2007-042#GS20@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (8)  [*\[Section 73 Subsection (8) omitted by No. 42 of 2007, s. 20, Applied:31 Oct 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-10-31/act-2007-042#GS20@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (9)  [*\[Section 73 Subsection (9) omitted by No. 42 of 2007, s. 20, Applied:31 Oct 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-10-31/act-2007-042#GS20@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .