{"id":"sr:transport-accident-impairment-regulations-2020","name":"Transport Accident (Impairment) Regulations 2020","slug":"transport-accident-impairment-regulations-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":185867,"registerId":"vic-sr:transport-accident-impairment-regulations-2020-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transport Accident (Impairment) Regulations 2020","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Transport Accident (Impairment) Regulations 2020**\n\n**S.R. No. 37/2020**\n\nVersion as at \n24 May 2020\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provisions 1\n\n3 Commencement 2\n\n4 Revocation 2\n\n5 Definition 2\n\n6 Periodic payment of impairment benefit 2\n\n7 Periodic payment of impairment benefit annuity 3\n\n8 Rounding 4\n\n9 Redemptions under former section 56(1) 4\n\n10 Redemptions under current section 56(1) 6\n\nSchedule 1—Periodic payment of impairment benefit or annuity 8\n\nSchedule 2—Redemptions 19\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 31\n\n1 General information 31\n\n2 Table of Amendments 33\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 34\n\n4 Explanatory details 35\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Transport Accident (Impairment) Regulations 2020**\n\n**S.R. No. 37/2020**\n\nVersion as at \n24 May 2020\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prescribe the manner—\n\n(a) of calculating periodic payments of impairment benefits for the purposes of—\n\n(i) section 47(4) of the **Transport Accident Act 1986**; and\n\n(ii) section 48(1) of the **Transport Accident Act 1986**, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 13 of the **Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 2004**; and\n\n(b) of determining, for the purposes of section 56 of the **Transport Accident Act 1986**, an amount being in redemption of the sum of the periodic payments under section 48 of that Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 13 of the **Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 2004**, and the weekly payments under section 49, 50 or 51 of the **Transport Accident Act 1986**.\n\n\t2 Authorising provisions\n\nThese Regulations are made under sections 132 and 191 of the **Transport Accident Act** **1986**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 24 May 2020.\n\n\t4 Revocation\n\nThe Transport Accident (Impairment) Regulations 2010[[1]](#endnote-1) are **revoked**.\n\n\t5 Definition\n\nIn these Regulations, ***the Act*** means the **Transport Accident Act 1986**.\n\n\t6 Periodic payment of impairment benefit\n\nFor the purposes of section 47(4) of the Act, the periodic payments payable to a person are weekly payments, calculated in accordance with the formula—\n\n![]()\n\nwhere—\n\n **A** is the amount of the impairment benefit assessed in accordance with section 47(2) of the Act, less the sum of the part of impairment benefit paid under section 47(3)(c) of the Act and any interim benefit paid; and\n\n **B** is—\n\n(a) if, at the date of assessment of the impairment benefit, the person is 18 years or over and under 55 years and one month, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the age of the person in completed years at that date; or\n\n(b) if, at the date of assessment of the impairment benefit, the person is 55 years and one month or more and under 72 years and one week, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the age of the person in years and completed months at that date; or\n\n(c) if, at the date of assessment of the impairment benefit, the person is 72 years and one week or more and under 75 years, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the age of the person in years and completed weeks at that date; or\n\n(d) if, at the date of assessment of the impairment benefit, the person is 75 years or over, $10 000.\n\n\t7 Periodic payment of impairment benefit annuity\n\nFor the purposes of section 48(1) of the Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 13 of the **Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 2004**, the periodic payments payable to a person are weekly payments, calculated in accordance with the formula—\n\n![]()\n\nwhere—\n\n\t**A** is the amount determined in accordance with section 48(1) of the Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 13 of the **Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 2004**; and\n\n\t**B** has the same meaning as in regulation 6.\n\n\t8 Rounding\n\nIf the amount of a weekly payment calculated under regulation 6 or 7 includes a fraction of a cent and that payment is not the final payment to the person, the amount of the payment may be varied by rounding the amount to the next highest cent and reducing the final payment accordingly.\n\n\t9 Redemptions under former section 56(1)\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 56(1) of the Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 11 of the **Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 2004**, the amount payable to a person must be determined in accordance with the formula—\n\n![]()\n\nwhere—\n\n\t**A** is the amount of a weekly payment calculated in accordance with regulation 7; and\n\n\t**B** is—\n\n(a) if, at the date of the determination, the degree of impairment of the person is less than 50%, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 2 opposite the number of complete weeks in the period commencing on the day on which the determination is made and ending on—\n\n(i) the day on which payments under section 48, 49, 50 or 51 of the Act would cease in accordance with section 53(3) of the Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 11 of the **Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 2004**; or\n\n(ii) the day before the day on which the person attains the age of 75 years—\n\nwhichever is the earlier; or\n\n(b) if, at the date of the determination, the degree of impairment of the person is 50% or more, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 2 opposite the number of complete weeks, or years and complete months, or complete years, as the case requires, in the period commencing on the day on which the determination is made and ending on the day on which the person attains the age of 75 years; and\n\n\t**C** is the amount of a weekly payment in respect of loss of earning capacity under section 49, 50 or 51 of the Act; and\n\n\t**D** is—\n\n(a) if, at the date of the determination, the degree of impairment of the person is less than 50%, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 2 opposite the number of complete weeks in the period commencing on the day on which the determination is made and ending on the day on which payments under section 49, 50 or 51 of the Act would cease in accordance with section 53(1) or (3) of the Act; or\n\n(b) if, at the date of the determination, the degree of impairment of the person is 50% or more, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 2 opposite the number of complete weeks, or years and complete months, or complete years, as the case requires, in the period commencing on the day on which the determination is made and ending on the day on which the person, by reason of section 53(1), would cease to be entitled to receive payments in respect of loss of earning capacity.\n\n(2) For the purposes of the definitions of **B** and **D** in subregulation (1), a period of less than one week is taken to be a complete week.\n\n\t10 Redemptions under current section 56(1)\n\n(1) For the purposes of section 56(1) of the Act, the amount payable to a person who has been assessed as having a degree of impairment of less than 50% must be determined in accordance with the formula—\n\n(A × (B – C))\n\nwhere—\n\n\t**A** is the amount of the weekly payment in respect of loss of earning capacity to which the person is entitled at the time that the payments are redeemed; and\n\n\t**B** is 78 weeks; and\n\n\t**C** is the number of weeks for which the person has received loss of earning capacity payments at the time that the payments are redeemed.\n\n(2) For the purposes of section 56(1) of the Act, the amount payable to a person who has been assessed as having a degree of impairment of 50% or more must be determined in accordance with the formula—\n\nA × B\n\nwhere—\n\n\t**A** is the amount of the weekly payment in respect of loss of earning capacity to which the person is entitled at the time that the payments are redeemed; and\n\n\t**B** is the number of weeks for which, in the opinion of the Commission, the person is likely to be entitled to loss of earning capacity payments under the Act.\n\nSchedule 1—Periodic payment of impairment benefit or annuity\n\nRegulations 6 and 7\n\n**Table**\n\n| *Column 1* | | *Column 2* |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Years* | *Months* | *$ c* |\n| 18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54 | | 8.73
8.78
8.83
8.88
8.94
9.01
9.07
9.13
9.21
9.28
9.36
9.45
9.54
9.63
9.73
9.84
9.95
10.08
10.20
10.34
10.48
10.64
10.81
10.99
11.17
11.37
11.59
11.83
12.09
12.36
12.65
12.97
13.32
13.70
14.11
14.55
15.05 |\n| | | |\n| 55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
55
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
56
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
58
58
58
58
58
58
58
58
58
58
58
58 | 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6 | 15.22
15.25
15.30
15.35
15.39
15.44
15.49
15.53
15.58
15.63
15.67
15.72
15.78
15.82
15.87
15.93
15.97
16.02
16.08
16.12
16.18
16.23
16.28
16.34
16.40
16.44
16.50
16.56
16.61
16.67
16.73
16.78
16.84
16.91
16.96
17.02
17.09
17.14
17.20
17.26
17.33
17.38
17.45
17.52
17.57
17.64
17.70
17.77 |\n| | 7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 | |\n| 59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
59
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60 | 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 | 17.85
17.91
17.98
18.05
18.11
18.19
18.27
18.33
18.41
18.49
18.56
18.64
18.72
18.79
18.87
18.95
19.02
19.11
19.20
19.27
19.36
19.45
19.52 |\n| 60
61
61
61
61
61
61
61
61
61
61
61
61
62
62
62
62
62 | 11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4 | 19.62
19.71
19.79
19.88
19.98
20.06
20.16
20.26
20.34
20.44
20.55
20.63
20.74
20.85
20.94
21.05
21.16
21.25 |\n| 62
62
62
62
62
62
62
63
63
63
63
63
63
63
63
63
63
63
63
64
64
64 | 5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2 | 21.36
21.48
21.58
21.70
21.82
21.92
22.04
22.17
22.27
22.40
22.51
22.64
22.76
22.89
23.02
23.14
23.28
23.41
23.55
23.70
23.83
23.98 |\n| 64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
64
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66 | 3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 | 24.13
24.26
24.42
24.58
24.72
24.88
25.05
25.20
25.37
25.54
25.70
25.88
26.06
26.22
26.41
26.60
26.78
26.98
27.18
27.36
27.57
27.79
27.98
28.20
28.42
28.63
28.86
29.09
29.31
29.56 |\n| 66
66
66
67
67
67
67
67
67
67 | 9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6 | 29.81
30.04
30.31
30.57
30.82
31.09
31.37
31.64
31.93
32.23 |\n| 67
67
67
67
67
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
68
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69
69 | 7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 | 32.51
32.83
33.15
33.45
33.79
34.14
34.46
34.82
35.18
35.53
35.92
36.31
36.69
37.11
37.54
37.95
38.40
38.86
39.31
39.79
40.26
40.78
41.28
41.82
42.38
42.93
43.53
44.12
44.76 |\n| 70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70 | 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 | 45.42
46.06
46.76
47.48
48.20
48.97
49.78
50.58
51.45
52.35
53.25
54.23 |\n| 71
71
71
71
71
71
71
71
71
71
71
71 | 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 | 55.25
56.27
57.37
58.52
59.68
60.93
62.25
63.59
65.04
66.57
68.13
69.83 |\n| *Years* | *Weeks* | |\n| 72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72 | 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 | 71.46
71.88
72.30
72.73
73.17
73.61
74.06
74.51
74.97
75.44 |\n\n| *Column 1* | | *Column 2* |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Years* | *Weeks* | *$ c* |\n| 72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72 | 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25 | 75.91
76.39
76.88
77.37
77.87
78.38
78.89
79.41
79.94
80.48
81.02
81.58
82.14
82.71
83.29
83.88 |\n| 72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72 | 26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36 | 84.47
85.08
85.70
86.32
86.96
87.60
88.26
88.93
89.61
90.30
91.00 |\n| 72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72
72 | 37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49 | 91.71
92.44
93.18
93.93
94.69
95.47
96.26
97.07
97.89
98.73
99.58
100.44
101.33 |\n| 72
72
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73 | 50
51
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13 | 102.23
103.15
104.08
105.03
106.00
106.99
108.00
109.03
110.08
111.15
112.25
113.36
114.50
115.67
116.86
118.08 |\n| 73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73 | 14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34 | 119.33
120.60
121.91
123.24
124.61
126.01
127.44
128.91
130.41
131.95
133.53
135.15
136.81
138.52
140.27
142.07
143.92
145.82
147.77
149.78
151.85 |\n| 73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
73
74
74 | 35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
0
1 | 153.98
156.17
158.43
160.76
163.16
165.64
168.20
170.84
173.57
176.40
179.32
182.34
185.47
188.71
192.09
195.47
198.84
202.22
205.59 |\n| 74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74 | 2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19 | 208.97
212.34
215.72
220.15
224.77
229.59
234.64
239.92
245.45
251.25
257.34
263.74
270.49
277.59
285.09
293.02
301.41
310.32 |\n| 74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74 | 20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41 | 319.78
329.85
340.59
352.08
364.38
377.60
391.83
407.20
423.85
441.95
461.70
483.33
507.12
533.41
562.63
595.28
632.02
673.65
721.23
776.13
840.19
915.89 |\n| 74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74
74 | 42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51 | 1006.73
1117.75
1256.54
1434.97
1672.89
2005.97
2505.60
3338.31
5003.73
10 000.00 |\n\n\nSchedule 2—Redemptions\n\nRegulation 9\n\n**Table**\n\n| *Column 1* | | *Column 2* |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Period*
*Weeks* | | *$ c* |\n| 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33 | | 10 000.00
5001.88
3335.84
2502.82
2003.01
1669.80
1431.79
1253.29
1114.45
1003.39
912.51
836.78
772.70
717.78
670.18
628.53
591.78
559.11
529.88
503.58
479.78
458.14
438.39
420.28
403.62
388.24
374.00
360.78
348.47
336.98
326.23
316.15
306.69 |\n| 34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46 | | 297.78
289.38
281.45
273.94
266.83
260.09
253.68
247.59
241.78
236.25
230.96
225.92
221.09 |\n| 47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73 | | 216.47
212.03
207.78
203.71
199.79
196.02
192.39
188.90
185.53
182.29
179.16
176.13
173.21
170.39
167.66
165.02
162.46
159.98
157.58
155.25
152.99
150.79
148.66
146.59
144.58
142.63
140.73 |\n| 74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92 | | 138.88
137.08
135.32
133.61
131.95
130.33
128.75
127.21
125.70
124.23
122.80
121.40
120.03
118.70
117.39
116.12
114.87
113.65
112.46 |\n| 93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113 | | 111.29
110.14
109.03
107.93
106.86
105.81
104.78
103.77
102.78
101.81
100.86
99.92
99.01
98.11
97.23
96.37
95.52
94.68
93.87
93.06
92.27 |\n| 114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138 | | 91.50
90.73
89.99
89.25
88.53
87.81
87.12
86.43
85.75
85.09
84.43
83.79
83.15
82.53
81.91
81.31
80.71
80.13
79.55
78.98
78.42
77.87
77.32
76.79
76.26 |\n| | | |\n| 139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149 | | 75.74
75.22
74.72
74.22
73.73
73.24
72.76
72.29
71.83
71.37
70.92 |\n| 150
151
152
153
154
155
156 | | 70.47
70.03
69.59
69.16
68.74
68.32
67.91 |\n| *Years* | *Months* | |\n| 3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 | 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 | 67.91
66.31
64.42
62.99
61.62
60.00
58.77
57.59
56.18
55.11
53.83
52.85 |\n\n| *Column 1* | | *Column 2* |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Years* | *Months* | *$ c* |\n| 4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5 | 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 | 51.91
50.79
49.92
49.09
48.09
47.33
46.59
45.69
45.01
44.34
43.54
42.93
42.33
41.60
41.04
40.50
39.85
39.34
38.84
38.25
37.78 |\n| 5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8 | 9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 | 37.22
36.78
36.36
35.84
35.44
35.05
34.57
34.20
33.84
33.40
33.06
32.73
32.32
32.00
31.69
31.32
31.02
30.73
30.38
30.10
29.84
29.51
29.25
28.94
28.69
28.45
28.15
27.92
27.70
27.42
27.21
26.99
26.73
26.53
26.33
26.08
25.89
25.70
25.47 |\n| 9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9 | 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 | 25.29
25.11
24.89
24.72
24.51
24.35
24.18
23.98
23.83
23.67
23.48
23.33 |\n| 10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12 | 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3 | 23.19
23.01
22.87
22.73
22.56
22.42
22.29
22.13
22.00
21.87
21.71
21.59
21.47
21.32
21.21
21.06
20.95
20.84
20.70
20.59
20.48
20.35
20.25
20.15
20.02
19.92
19.82
19.70 |\n| 12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14 | 4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5 | 19.60
19.51
19.39
19.30
19.21
19.10
19.01
18.93
18.82
18.73
18.63
18.55
18.47
18.37
18.29
18.21
18.11
18.03
17.96
17.87
17.79
17.72
17.63
17.56
17.49
17.40 |\n| 14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15 | 6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 | 17.33
17.27
17.18
17.12
17.05
16.97
16.91
16.83
16.76
16.70
16.63
16.57
16.51
16.43 |\n| 15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18 | 8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 | 16.37
16.32
16.25
16.19
16.13
16.06
16.01
15.95
15.89
15.83
15.78
15.72
15.67
15.62
15.55
15.50
15.44
15.39
15.34
15.28
15.24
15.19
15.13
15.09
15.04
14.98
14.94
14.90
14.84
14.80
14.75
14.70
14.66
14.62
14.57
14.53 |\n| 18
18
18
18 | 8
9
10
11 | 14.47
14.43
14.39
14.35 |\n| 19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20 | 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0 | 14.31
14.27
14.22
14.18
14.14
14.10
14.06
14.02
13.98
13.94
13.91
13.86
13.83 |\n| *Years* | | |\n| 21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41 | | 13.40
13.01
12.64
12.32
12.03
11.76
11.51
11.27
11.06
10.86
10.68
10.51
10.35
10.20
10.06
9.94
9.81
9.70
9.59
9.49
9.40 |\n\n| *Column 1* | | *Column 2* |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Years* | | *$ c* |\n| 42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57 | | 9.31
9.22
9.14
9.07
8.99
8.93
8.86
8.80
8.75
8.69
8.64
8.59
8.54
8.50
8.45
8.41 |\n| 58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76 | | 8.38
8.34
8.30
8.27
8.24
8.21
8.18
8.15
8.12
8.10
8.07
8.05
8.03
8.01
7.99
7.97
7.95
7.93
7.92 |\n\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Transport Accident (Impairment) Regulations 2020, S.R. No. 37/2020 were made on 19 May 2020 by the Governor in Council under sections 132 and 191 of the **Transport Accident Act 1986**, No. 111/1986 and came into operation on 24 May 2020: regulation 3.\n\nThe Transport Accident (Impairment) Regulations 2020 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 19 May 2030 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule. \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule. \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Transport Accident (Impairment) Regulations 2020 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nThere are no amendments which were Not in Operation at the date of this publication.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 4: S.R. No. 31/2010. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Regulations 6(a), 7 and Schedule 1","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Regulation 6(a) requires the amount opposite age in completed years. Schedule 1 ends its years-only entries at 54 and lists age 55 by individual completed months. Regulation 7 adopts the same meaning of B, so the defect affects both payment paths.","confidence":0.93,"description":"For ages 55 years to under 55 years and one month, Schedule 1 supplies no unique amount based only on completed years.","source_quotes":["if, at the date of assessment of the impairment benefit, the person is 18 years or over and under 55 years and one month, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the age of the person in completed years at that date","55
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They affect injured claimants, the medical practitioners who rate impairment, and the Transport Accident Commission that administers claims.\n\nThey matter because assessed impairment levels determine eligibility and lump-sum compensation for serious, permanent injuries. (Available text is largely metadata; specific thresholds and methods aren’t provided.)"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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It also adds an explicit rounding rule (reg 8) and preserves Commission discretion to estimate likely entitlement for redemptions of persons with ≥50% impairment (reg 10(2))."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple numerical formulas for different payment types (reg 6, reg 7, reg 9, reg 10).","Extensive age, month and week bands with precise dollar multipliers in Schedule 1 (many table entries).","Large redemption table with week/month/year factors in Schedule 2 (many discrete values).","Different rules depending on degree of impairment (<50% v. ≥50%) (regs 9(1)(a),(b) and 10(1),(2)).","Interaction with numerous sections of the Transport Accident Act (s47, s48, s49–51, s53, s56) requiring cross‑reference calculations.","Administrative rounding provision altering non‑final payments and final payment adjustments (reg 8).","Commission discretion to estimate likely future entitlement for high impairment redemptions (reg 10(2)), creating actuarial judgment calls.","Revocation of prior regulations and replacement with detailed numeric schedules increases implementation and compliance workload (reg 4)."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations prescribe exactly how impairment benefits and impairment annuities under the Transport Accident Act are converted into weekly payments and how lump‑sum redemptions are calculated. They do this by setting formulas and age/time‑based multipliers (Schedule 1) and redemption factors (Schedule 2), plus a rounding rule (reg 8). Claimants, the Transport Accident Commission (decision‑maker for projected entitlements: reg 10(2)) and administrators who must compute payments are directly affected."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations appear tightly focused on their original purpose of prescribing calculation methodologies for impairment benefits and redemptions. The 2020 version replaces the 2010 regulations without apparent expansion of scope—maintaining the same structural approach of formulas plus actuarial tables. The references to 'former' versions of the Act suggest continuity with historical claims rather than scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple overlapping legislative versions: regulations must apply different formulas depending on whether sections of the Transport Accident Act 1986 are 'current' or 'former' (pre-2004 amendments)","Age-based tiered calculation system with four distinct age brackets (18-55, 55-72, 72-75, 75+) requiring different units of measurement (years, months, weeks)","Two extensive actuarial tables (Schedule 1: 200+ entries; Schedule 2: 150+ entries) that must be cross-referenced for calculations","Conditional logic based on impairment percentage thresholds (50% threshold triggers different calculation methods)","Mathematical formulas with multiple variables (A, B, C, D) that reference other regulations and sections of the parent Act","Rounding rules that create interdependencies between payment calculations (regulation 8)","Redemption calculations require determining cessation dates under multiple sections of the Act (sections 48, 49, 50, 51, 53)"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation sets out the mathematical formulas and tables used to calculate compensation payments for people injured in transport accidents in Victoria. It covers two main types of payments:\n\n**1. Impairment benefits** — lump sum payments for permanent physical or psychological injuries from accidents. The regulations convert these lump sums into weekly payment amounts based on the injured person's age at assessment, using detailed actuarial tables (Schedule 1). Younger people receive smaller weekly amounts spread over longer periods; older people receive larger weekly amounts.\n\n**2. Redemptions** — allowing injured people to 'cash out' their future weekly payments for a single lump sum. The regulations provide different formulas depending on:\n- Whether the person has less than 50% or 50%+ impairment\n- Which version of the law applies (before or after 2004 amendments)\n- How long they are expected to continue receiving payments\n\n**Who it affects:** People making claims under Victoria's Transport Accident Commission (TAC) scheme who have been assessed with permanent impairments from road accidents.\n\n**Why it matters:** These calculations determine how much money seriously injured accident victims receive and whether they can access lump sums instead of ongoing payments. The tables incorporate life expectancy and investment assumptions to ensure the scheme remains financially sustainable while providing fair compensation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/transport-accident-impairment-regulations-2020","history":"/api/acts/transport-accident-impairment-regulations-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/transport-accident-impairment-regulations-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/transport-accident-impairment-regulations-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/transport-accident-impairment-regulations-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/transport-accident-impairment-regulations-2020/documents"}}