65Determination of degree of permanent impairment

#### 65 Determination of degree of permanent impairment 65 Determination of degree of permanent impairment > > (1) For the purposes of this Division, the degree of permanent impairment that results from an injury is to be assessed as provided by this section and Part 7 (Medical assessment) of Chapter 7 of the 1998 Act. > > > (2) If a worker receives more than one injury arising out of the same incident, those injuries are together to be treated as one injury for the purposes of this Division. > > > > Note. > > > > The injuries are to be compensated together, not as separate injuries. Section 322 of the 1998 Act requires the impairments that result from those injuries to be assessed together. Physical injuries and psychological/psychiatric injuries are not assessed together. See section 65A. > > > (3), (4) (Repealed) > > **s 65:** Am 1989 No 133, Sch 3 (5); 1989 No 214, Sch 3 (1); 1994 No 6, Sch 2 (3); 1994 No 10, Sch 5 (4); 1995 No 30, Sch 4 \[15\]; 1995 No 89, Sch 1 \[18\]. Subst 2001 No 61, Sch 3.1 \[1\]. Am 2005 No 113, Sch 1.2 \[2\]; 2012 No 53, Sch 2.1 \[1\]; 2018 No 62, Sch 2.1 \[2\].