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title: "Prepare an industrial deafness claim from the audiograms"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-an-industrial-deafness-claim-from-the-audiograms"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-WC20261023-11"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Prepare an industrial deafness claim from the audiograms

> From the audiograms and the employment history the lawyer supplies, using a firm-controlled tool, table the dates, the binaural figures and the employers, and list the exclusions the opened page names.…

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the audiograms and the employment history the lawyer supplies, using a firm-controlled tool, table the dates, the binaural figures and the employers, and list the exclusions the opened page names. Do not convert a figure to a whole-person impairment unless the opened table states that conversion. |
| What the lawyer must review | Decide whether the hearing loss is claimed, and against which employment. Apply that state's threshold and its deduction for earlier loss or for ageing. Do not deduct a prior percentage where the page says to deduct the dollars paid. Health and wage records stay in a firm-controlled tool. Apply ASCR r 9, APP 11, and the notifiable-breach test. |
| Written for / versions | 3 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

The lawyer checks the output against the file and the linked sources before it is used or sent.

- What the AI does: From the audiograms and the employment history the lawyer supplies, using a firm-controlled tool, table the dates, the binaural figures and the employers, and list the exclusions the opened page names. Do not convert a figure to a whole-person impairment unless the opened table states that conversion.
- What the lawyer does: Decide whether the hearing loss is claimed, and against which employment. Apply that state's threshold and its deduction for earlier loss or for ageing. Do not deduct a prior percentage where the page says to deduct the dollars paid. Health and wage records stay in a firm-controlled tool. Apply ASCR r 9, APP 11, and the notifiable-breach test.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in statutory workers compensation
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much the lawyer must check on every file.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Transcribe each audiogram frequency from the report. Do not average frequencies the guideline does not average.
2. In Victoria, deduct an earlier Victorian payment in dollars. Use the time-weighted percentage only where the manual treats the loss as interstate.
3. In Queensland, list the five-year Queensland noisy employment and the natural-loss exclusion before the offer is considered.
4. In New South Wales, use Table 9.1 for the conversion. Do not treat 20.5 per cent binaural as a statutory threshold of its own.

## Notes

- The common-law damages choice, where a lump sum is offered, is a different decision and is recorded against the election task.
- Do not state a New South Wales deemed date of injury. The pages opened do not state one.
- If health or wage records leave the firm-controlled tool, decide whether a Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) breach is notifiable.

## Sources

- [WorkSafe Victoria claims manual: hearing loss claims policy](https://www1.worksafe.vic.gov.au/vwa/claimsmanual/Claims%20Manual/6-specialised-payments/6.2_Impairment_Benefits/6.2.6%20Hearing%20loss/6.2.6.4%20Hearing%20loss%20claims%20policy.htm) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Safe Work Australia: table 4.13, industrial deafness thresholds (2025, 30th edition)](https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/book/comparison-workers-compensation-arrangements-australia-and-new-zealand-2025-30th-edition/chapter-4-coverage-and-eligibility-benefits/table-413-industrial-deafness-thresholds) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [WorkSafe Queensland: industrial deafness](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/workers-compensation/work-related-injuries/types-of-injury-or-illness/industrial-deafness) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [WorkCover Queensland: industrial deafness](https://www.workcoverqld.com.au/claims-and-payments/claims/injuries-we-cover/industrial-deafness) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [SIRA: workers compensation guidelines for permanent impairment, chapter 9 hearing](https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/resources-library/workers-compensation-resources/publications/health-professionals-for-workers-compensation/workers-compensation-guidelines-for-the-evaluation-of-permanent-impairment/9.-hearing) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [SIRA: workers compensation benefits guide](https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/resources-library/workers-compensation-resources/publications/workers-and-claims/workers-compensation-benefits-guide) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [New South Wales](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-an-industrial-deafness-claim-from-the-audiograms/new-south-wales.md) | Yellow |
| [Queensland](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-an-industrial-deafness-claim-from-the-audiograms/queensland.md) | Yellow |
| [Victoria](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-an-industrial-deafness-claim-from-the-audiograms/victoria.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*