28C5 year limit on weekly payments

#### 28C 5 year limit on weekly payments 28C 5 year limit on weekly payments > Section 39 of the 1987 Act (as substituted by the 2012 amending Act) does not apply to an injured worker if the worker’s injury has resulted in permanent impairment and— > > > (a) an assessment of the degree of permanent impairment for the purposes of the Workers Compensation Acts is pending and has not been made because an approved medical specialist has declined to make the assessment on the basis that maximum medical improvement has not been reached and the degree of permanent impairment is not fully ascertainable, or > > > (b) the insurer is satisfied that the degree of permanent impairment is likely to be more than 20% (whether or not the degree of permanent impairment has previously been assessed).