When assessing whether a medical panel has genuinely considered mandatory relevant considerations under the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 (Vic), the reviewing court must consider the totality of the material before the panel — including the questions posed, claim forms, medical reports, submissions, and the panel's interview with the worker — not merely conduct a forensic analysis of the panel's written reasons in isolation. The mere identification of matters not contained in a panel's reasons does not necessarily establish that those matters were not considered.
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