The word 'injury' in s 134AB(21) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 (Vic) means the compensable injury in the sense of the total injury suffered in the relevant compensable circumstances, not the specific medical conditions relied upon in a particular application. A worker who has made one application under s 134AB(4) cannot make a further application in respect of different body parts or conditions if they arise out of the same compensable circumstances. However, the question of whether different injuries arise out of the same compensable circumstances is fact-specific and may require evidence — it is at least arguable that injuries to different body parts caused by different specific work activities (e.g., repetitive hand movements vs overhead shoulder work) may arise out of different compensable circumstances.
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