Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 – Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0
138Loss of one or both breasts in females should be assessed under both:
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138 Loss of one or both breasts in females should be assessed under both:
a) Table 3.4: Gonads and mammary glands (see Chapter 3 – The endocrine system); and
b) Table 4.3: Bodily disfigurement;
and the resulting WPI ratings combined.
139 In cases where two or three of Table 4.1: Skin disorders, Table 4.2: Facial disfigurement and Table 4.3: Bodily disfigurement apply to the injury resulting in impairment, WPI ratings from each table may be combined using the combined values chart (see Appendix 1).
140 WPI ratings awarded under Table 4.2: Facial disfigurement may not be combined with WPI ratings arising under Section 6.4 (Other ocular abnormalities) or Section 6.5 (Other conditions causing permanent deformities causing up to 10% impairment of the whole person) (see Chapter 6 – The visual system)