32. Determination of question of invalidity or disablement

Any question—

*NOTE—see section 7 of Act A1445 which comes into operation on 1 January 2013.

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whether the relevant accident or disease has resulted in the invalidity;

whether the relevant employment injury has resulted in permanent disablement;

whether the extent of loss of earning capacity can be assessed provisionally or finally for the purpose of disablement benefit;

whether the assessment of the proportion of the loss of earning capacity is provisional or final for the purpose of disablement benefit; or

in the case of provisional assessment for the purpose of disablement benefit as to the period for which such an assessment shall hold good, shall be determined by a medical board constituted in accordance with the regulations, if any, and such question shall hereinafter be referred to as the “invalidity question” or “disablement question”, as the case may be.