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Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998
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#### 332 Definitions
332 Definitions
> > (1) In this Part—
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> > agent means a person who acts as agent for a person in connection with a claim.
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> > agent service means any service performed by a person in the person’s capacity as an agent.
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> > costs includes—
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> > > (a) costs actually incurred or to be incurred by a person claiming compensation or work injury damages, and
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> > > (b) if liability for a claim is admitted without recourse to the Commission or court—the reasonable expenses incurred by a person in pursuing the person’s claim, and
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> > > (c) costs incurred in relation to any proceedings in respect of a claim, and
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> > > (d) costs incidental to an application for referral of a medical dispute for medical assessment, and
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> > > (e) costs incidental to an application for registration of an agreement under section 66A of the 1987 Act or an agreement to commute liability to a lump sum, and
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> > > (f) such other costs as may be prescribed by the regulations.
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> > court includes a court arbitrator or arbitrators.
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> > medical report includes medical certificate and medical opinion.
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> > (2) Expressions used in this Division have the same meanings as they have in the legal costs legislation (as defined in section 3A of the [Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-016)), except as provided by this section.
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> **s 332:** Ins 2001 No 61, Sch 4.2 \[17\]. Am 2005 No 113, Sch 3.1 \[13\]; 2015 No 7, Sch 2.46 \[8\] \[9\].