sec.181Regard to previous entitlement to lump sum compensation for injury other than industrial deafness

### sec.181 Regard to previous entitlement to lump sum compensation for injury other than industrial deafness This section applies if— a worker has previously had an entitlement to lump sum compensation for injury (other than industrial deafness) to a part of the worker’s body; and the worker sustains a further injury to the same part of the body (the later injury ). Lump sum compensation under section 180 for the later injury must be reduced by the worker’s previous entitlement. A worker loses the distal joint of the right index finger in a work related event and has an entitlement to lump sum compensation for the permanent impairment. The worker loses the remaining part of the right index finger in a subsequent work related event. The entitlement for the second permanent impairment must be reduced by the entitlement from the first permanent impairment. (sec.181-ssec.1) This section applies if— a worker has previously had an entitlement to lump sum compensation for injury (other than industrial deafness) to a part of the worker’s body; and the worker sustains a further injury to the same part of the body (the later injury ). (sec.181-ssec.2) Lump sum compensation under section 180 for the later injury must be reduced by the worker’s previous entitlement. A worker loses the distal joint of the right index finger in a work related event and has an entitlement to lump sum compensation for the permanent impairment. The worker loses the remaining part of the right index finger in a subsequent work related event. The entitlement for the second permanent impairment must be reduced by the entitlement from the first permanent impairment. - (a) a worker has previously had an entitlement to lump sum compensation for injury (other than industrial deafness) to a part of the worker’s body; and - (b) the worker sustains a further injury to the same part of the body (the later injury ).