Workers Compensation (Medical Guidelines) Approval 2005 (No 1)
Notifiable instrument NI2005—248
made under the
Workers Compensation Regulation 2002, sec 5 (1) (b) (Approval of medical guidelines)

(1) 	I approve:
•	American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (5th edition ; and
•	New South Wales WorkCover Guides for the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (1st edition),
as medical guidelines on how to assess the extent of an injury (other than a vision-related injury) under Workers Compensation Act 1951, part 4.4 (Compensation for permanent injuries).
(2) 	I approve the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (4th edition) as a medical guideline on how to assess the extent of a vision-related injury under the Workers Compensation Act 1951, part 4.4 (Compensation for permanent injuries).

Katy Gallagher 
Minister for Industrial Relations

Dated 	24 June		2005.