319Definitions

#### 319 Definitions 319 Definitions > In this Act— > > medical dispute means a dispute between a claimant and the person on whom a claim is made about any of the following matters or a question about any of the following matters in connection with a claim— > > > (a) the worker’s condition (including the worker’s prognosis, the aetiology of the condition, and the treatment proposed or provided), > > > (b) the worker’s fitness for employment, > > > (c) the degree of permanent impairment of the worker as a result of an injury, > > > (d) whether any proportion of permanent impairment is due to any previous injury or pre-existing condition or abnormality, and the extent of that proportion, > > > (e) the nature and extent of loss of hearing suffered by a worker, > > > (f) whether impairment is permanent, > > > (g) whether the degree of permanent impairment of the injured worker is fully ascertainable. > > **s 319:** Ins 2001 No 61, Sch 4.2 \[17\]. Am 2001 No 94, Sch 1.2 \[7\]; 2020 No 18, Sch 6.11\[49\].