6Application of the approved Guide

6 Application of the approved Guide

(1) The approved Guide applies to the assessment or re-assessment of the degree of permanent impairment of an employee resulting from an injury, or the degree of non-economic loss suffered by an employee as a result of an injury or impairment, relating to a claim for compensation under sections 24, 25 or 27 of the SRC Act received by the relevant authority on or after the commencement date. (2) The approved Guide applies to the re-assessment of the degree of permanent impairment of an employee resulting from an injury, or the degree of non-economic loss suffered by an employee as a result of an injury or impairment, relating to a claim for compensation under sections 24, 25 or 27 of the SRC Act received by the relevant authority before the commencement date where the request for re-assessment was received on or after the commencement date. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a request for re-assessment does not include the following in relation to a determination made under section 24, 25 or 27 of the SRC Act, whether the determination was made before, on or after the commencement date: (a) a request for reconsideration of that determination under section 62 of the SRC Act; (b) an application to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a reviewable decision made in relation to that determination under section 64 of the SRC Act. (4) The approved Guide applies to the assessment or re-assessment of the degree of permanent impairment of an employee resulting from an injury relating to a request under section 25 of the SRC Act received by the relevant authority on or after the commencement date. (5) The approved Guide applies to all reviews by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal of an assessment or re-assessment to which subsection (1), (2) or (4) applies.