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sec.505Reference about worker’s permanent impairment
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### sec.505 Reference about worker’s permanent impairment
This section applies on a reference to a tribunal under section 500 (1) (e) .
The tribunal must decide—
whether the worker has sustained a degree of permanent impairment; and
if the worker has sustained a degree of permanent impairment—
the degree of permanent impairment resulting from the injury; and
the DPI for the injury.
s 505 amd 2006 No. 13 s 2 sch ; 2013 No. 52 s 37 (retro)
(sec.505-ssec.1) This section applies on a reference to a tribunal under section 500 (1) (e) .
(sec.505-ssec.2) The tribunal must decide— whether the worker has sustained a degree of permanent impairment; and if the worker has sustained a degree of permanent impairment— the degree of permanent impairment resulting from the injury; and the DPI for the injury.
- (a) whether the worker has sustained a degree of permanent impairment; and
- (b) if the worker has sustained a degree of permanent impairment— (i) the degree of permanent impairment resulting from the injury; and (ii) the DPI for the injury.
- (i) the degree of permanent impairment resulting from the injury; and
- (ii) the DPI for the injury.
- (i) the degree of permanent impairment resulting from the injury; and
- (ii) the DPI for the injury.