{"id":"F2006L00535","name":"Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 - Revocation of the Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment (Second edition) (30/01/2006)","slug":"seafarers-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1992-revocation-of-the-guide-to-the-assessment-of-the-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":117209,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L00535-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 - Revocation of the Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment (Second edition) (30/01/2006)","content":"![](image.001.jpeg)\n\nSeafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992\n\nSubsection 42 (2)\n\nRevocation of the Guide to the Assessment of\n\nthe Degree of Permanent Impairment\n\n1. The Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (“the Authority”), under subsection 125(1) of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 (“the Act”), has delegated to the Chief Executive Officer of Comcare its functions and powers under section 42 of the Act by resolution dated 22 December 2005 with effect on and from that date.\n\n2. I, Barbara Bennett, Chief Executive Officer of Comcare, under subsection 42(2) of the Act, revoke 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\n3. In this instrument:\n\n“first edition of the Guide” means the Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment prepared by the Authority under subsection 42 (1) of the Act and approved by the Minister for Transport and Communications by instrument dated 17 August 1993.\n\n“second edition of the Guide” means the Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment prepared by me, acting under delegation from the Authority, under subsection 42 (1) of the Act by instrument dated 30 January 2006.\n\nDated: 30 January 2006\n\nBarbara Bennett\n\nChief Executive Officer\n\nComcare\n\nDelegate of the Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation\n\nand Compensation Authority","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1659},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs the exact administrative function authorized by section 42 of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992: updating the approved Guide for assessing permanent impairment. No expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative paragraphs plus definitions","Just 2 defined terms ('first edition of the Guide' and 'second edition of the Guide')","Single delegation chain (Authority → Comcare CEO)","No conditional logic or cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument replaces the 1993 impairment Guide with the Guide, 2nd ed (2006) for assessing permanent impairment under the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act.\n\nIt alters the medical and legal standards that convert diagnoses into percentage impairments and thus lump-sum payouts—affecting seafarers, Comcare, and the doctors and lawyers who assess or advise on claims."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/seafarers-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1992-revocation-of-the-guide-to-the-assessment-of-the-","history":"/api/acts/seafarers-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1992-revocation-of-the-guide-to-the-assessment-of-the-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/seafarers-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1992-revocation-of-the-guide-to-the-assessment-of-the-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/seafarers-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1992-revocation-of-the-guide-to-the-assessment-of-the-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/seafarers-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1992-revocation-of-the-guide-to-the-assessment-of-the-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/seafarers-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1992-revocation-of-the-guide-to-the-assessment-of-the-/documents"}}