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Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - Revocation of the Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment (First edition)

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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.

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Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 - Revocation of the Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment (First edition)

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Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

Subsection 28 (2)

Revocation of the Guide to the Assessment of

the Degree of Permanent Impairment

Comcare, 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.

In this instrument:

“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.

“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.

Dated: 1 September 2005

The seal of Comcare was affixed

in the presence of:

Barbara Bennett

Chief Executive Officer

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