Where a worker's referral to the Director under s 93D(5) is accompanied by medical evidence that does not comply with s 93D(6) as interpreted in ex parte Dutch, the Director's referral of the dispute to a review officer is beyond jurisdiction and the review officer's decision may be set aside on appeal under s 84ZN(2). The Director of Conciliation and Review is not a 'tribunal' within O 56 r 11(1), so the six-month time limit for certiorari does not apply directly to the Director's decisions. The definition of 'disability' in s 5 treats each paragraph as separate and self-contained, so that a worker claiming damages for an accident under paragraph (a) need not show that employment contributed to a pre-existing disease 'to a significant degree' under paragraphs (c) or (d).
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