Permanent

Permanent means "likely to continue indefinitely". In determining whether an impairment is permanent regard shall be had to:

the duration of the impairment

the likelihood of improvement in the employee's condition

whether the employee has undertaken all reasonable rehabilitative treatment for the impairment; and

any other relevant matters.

An impairment will generally be regarded as permanent when the recovery process has been completed, ie when the full and final effects of convalescence, the natural healing process and active (as opposed to palliative) medical treatment has been achieved.