{"id":"F2005L02587","name":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - Revocation of the Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment (First edition)","slug":"safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-revocation-of-the-guide-to-the-assessment-of-the-deg","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":37377,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02587-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - Revocation of the Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment (First edition)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988\n\nSubsection 28 (2)\n\nRevocation of the Guide to the Assessment of\n\nthe Degree of Permanent Impairment\n\nComcare, under subsection 28 (2) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (“the Act”), revokes the first edition of the Guide in the manner specified in section 3 of the Introduction to the second edition of the Guide: Application of this Guide.\n\nIn this instrument:\n\n“first edition of the Guide” means the Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment prepared by the Commission for the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation of Commonwealth Employees under subsection 28 (1) of the Commonwealth Employees’ Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 and approved by the Minister of State for Industrial Relations by notice in writing dated 27 July 1989.\n\n“second edition of the Guide” means the Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment prepared by Comcare under subsection 28 (1) of the Act by instrument dated 1 September 2005.\n\nDated: 1 September 2005\n\nThe seal of Comcare was affixed\n\nin the presence of:\n\nBarbara Bennett\n\nChief Executive Officer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1663},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function authorised by subsection 28(2) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988: revoking an approved Guide. There is no expansion beyond the original statutory purpose of maintaining and updating impairment assessment standards."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (revocation only)","Only 2 defined terms in the interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to empowering provision and replacement document)","One-page administrative instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument cancels the 1989 Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment and adopts the second edition dated 1 September 2005. It affects Commonwealth employees claiming workers’ compensation, Comcare, and medical assessors, because it changes the criteria and methods used from 1 September 2005 to calculate permanent impairment ratings and lump-sum payments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-revocation-of-the-guide-to-the-assessment-of-the-deg","history":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-revocation-of-the-guide-to-the-assessment-of-the-deg/history","analysis":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-revocation-of-the-guide-to-the-assessment-of-the-deg/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-revocation-of-the-guide-to-the-assessment-of-the-deg/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-revocation-of-the-guide-to-the-assessment-of-the-deg/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988-revocation-of-the-guide-to-the-assessment-of-the-deg/documents"}}