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Workers Compensation Act 1951
58Loss of bowel function
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58 Loss of bowel function To work out whether and to what extent a worker has suffered permanent loss of bowel function— (a) the bowel is taken to include the anal sphincter; and (b) permanent ileostomy and permanent colostomy are each taken to constitute permanent loss of bowel function for which the maximum percentage is payable.