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* whether an injury has arisen out of or in the course of an employment; | * whether an injury has arisen out of or in the course of an employment; | ||
* the existence and degree of disability by reason of an injury; | * the existence and degree of disability by reason of an injury; | ||
* the permanence of disability by reason of an injury; | * the permanence of disability by reason of an injury; | ||
* the degree of reduction of earning capacity by reason of an injury; | * the degree of reduction of earning capacity by reason of an injury; | ||
* the average earnings of a worker, for the purpose of levying assessments, and the average earnings of a worker for purposes of payment of compensation; | * the average earnings of a worker, for the purpose of levying assessments, and the average earnings of a worker for purposes of payment of compensation; | ||
* the existence of the relationship of a member of the family of a worker as defined by the Act; | * the existence of the relationship of a member of the family of a worker as defined by the Act; | ||
* the existence of dependency; | * the existence of dependency; | ||
* whether an industry is within the scope of the Act, and the class to which an industry should be assigned for the purposes of the Act; | * whether an industry is within the scope of the Act, and the class to which an industry should be assigned for the purposes of the Act; | ||
* whether a worker is in an industry within the scope of the Act and entitled to compensation under it; and | * whether a worker is in an industry within the scope of the Act and entitled to compensation under it; and | ||
* whether a person is a worker, a subcontractor, a contractor or an employer within the meaning of the Act. | * whether a person is a worker, a subcontractor, a contractor or an employer within the meaning of the Act. | ||
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* Personal Injury (physical or physical/psychological) – sections 134 and 146 of the WCA [Former Act, s. 5]; | * Personal Injury (physical or physical/psychological) – sections 134 and 146 of the WCA [Former Act, s. 5]; | ||
* Psychological injury (only mental stress) – section 135 of the WCA [Former Act, s. 5.1]; | * Psychological injury (only mental stress) – section 135 of the WCA [Former Act, s. 5.1]; | ||
* Occupational Disease – sections 136(1) and 137 of the WCA [Former Act, ss. 6(1) and 6(3)] | * Occupational Disease – sections 136(1) and 137 of the WCA [Former Act, ss. 6(1) and 6(3)] | ||
* Hearing Loss – section 145 of the WCA [Former Act, s. 7] | * Hearing Loss – section 145 of the WCA [Former Act, s. 7] | ||
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