Wrongs Act 1958

The Governor in Council may make regulations generally prescribing any matter or thing required or permitted by this Part to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Part.

The regulations—

may leave any matter to be determined by the Minister; and

may prescribe forms for use under this Part; and

may apply, adopt or incorporate, wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations, any matter contained in any document as existing or in force at the time the regulations are made.

Without limiting subsections (1) and (2), the regulations may modify the A.M.A. Guides.

Without limiting subsections (1) and (2), the regulations may fix the methods to be used for the purpose of assessing the degree of impairment in respect of injury to a person.

Regulations made under subsection (4)—

must specify the methods to be used and any modifications of those methods that are to apply; and

can only apply for the purpose of assessing the degree of impairment of a person who receives an injury on or after the date that the regulations are made or on or after a later date specified in the regulations.