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275 Expiry—ch 22
This chapter expires 12 months after the day it commences.
Note A transitional provision is repealed on its expiry but continues to have
effect after its repeal (see Legislation Act, s 88).
Schedule 1 Compensation for permanent injuries
Schedule 1 Compensation for permanent
injuries
(see s 48 and s 51)
Speech loss
1 loss of power of speech 60
Sensory loss
2 loss of sense of taste or smell 17
3 loss of senses of taste and smell 34
Hearing loss
4 loss of hearing of both ears 65
5 loss of hearing of 1 ear 20
Loss of vision
6 loss of sight of both eyes 100
7 loss of sight of an only eye 100
8 loss of sight of 1 eye, together with serious diminution of
the sight of the other eye
9 loss of sight of 1 eye 40
10 loss of binocular vision (if not otherwise compensable
under this schedule)
11 loss of eyeball (in addition to compensation for loss of
sight of the eye)
Arm injuries
12 loss of right arm at or above elbow 80
13 loss of right arm below elbow 75
14 loss of left arm at or above elbow 75
15 loss of left arm below elbow 70
Hand injuries
16 loss of right hand 70
17 loss of left hand 65
18 loss of thumb of right hand 30
19 loss of thumb of left hand 26
20 loss of a joint of thumb 16
21 loss of forefinger of right hand 21
Compensation for permanent injuries Schedule 1
22 loss of forefinger of left hand 18
23 loss of 2 joints of forefinger of right hand 16
24 loss of 2 joints of forefinger of left hand 12
25 loss of first joint of forefinger of right hand 10
26 loss of first joint of forefinger of left hand 9
27 loss of middle finger of either hand 12
28 loss of 2 joints of middle finger of either hand 10
29 loss of first joint of middle finger of either hand 6
30 loss of little or ring finger of either hand 11
31 loss of 2 joints of little or ring finger of either hand 9
32 loss of first joint of little or ring finger of either hand 6
Leg injuries
33 loss of either leg at or above knee 75
34 loss of either leg below knee 70
Foot injuries
35 loss of a foot 65
36 loss of great toe of either foot 22
37 loss of a joint of great toe of either foot 10
38 loss of any other toe 6
39 loss of any joint of any other toe 2
Bowel injury
40 permanent loss of bowel function 65
Loss of sexual organs etc
41 loss of sexual organs 47
42 loss of both breasts 47
43 loss of 1 breast 30
44 permanent and total loss of capacity to engage in sexual
intercourse
Brain damage
45 permanent brain damage if not, or not completely an
Permanent impairment of back, neck, pelvis
46 permanent impairment of back 60
47 permanent impairment of neck 40
48 permanent impairment of pelvis 15
Schedule 1 Compensation for permanent injuries
Disfigurement
49 severe facial disfigurement if not, or not completely, an
50 severe bodily disfigurement if not, or not completely, an
Disease
51 HIV infection (Human Immunodeficiency Virus
infection)