71Compensation for permanent impairment

71 Compensation for permanent impairment

[Section 71 Subsection (5) amended by No. 16 of 1995, s. 49 ][Section 71 Subsection (9) amended by No. 16 of 1995, s. 49 ][Section 71 Subsection (1) amended by No. 16 of 1995, s. 49 ][Section 71 Subsection (2) amended by No. 16 of 1995, s. 49 ][Section 71 Subsection (5) amended by No. 50 of 1992, s. 10 ][Section 71 Subsection (6) amended by No. 50 of 1992, s. 10 ][Section 71 Subsection (6) omitted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 49 ][Section 71 Subsection (7) omitted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 49 ][Section 71 Subsection (8) omitted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 49 ][Section 71 Subsection (9) amended by No. 50 of 1992, s. 10 ][Section 71 Subsection (10) amended by No. 16 of 1995, s. 49 ][Section 71 Substituted by No. 99 of 2000, s. 37, Applied:01 Jul 2001]

(1)  [Section 71 Subsection (1) amended by No. 42 of 2007, s. 18, Applied:31 Oct 2007] In addition to any other compensation payable under this Act, the amount of compensation payable under this section to a worker who suffers permanent impairment resulting from an injury which entitles the worker to compensation under this Act is to be calculated as at the date of the injury as follows:

(a) subject to paragraph (d) , a worker who suffers permanent impairment assessed at a percentage of the whole person of less than 5% is not entitled to compensation under this section;

(b) a worker who suffers permanent impairment assessed at a percentage of the whole person of between 5% and 70%, inclusive, is entitled to compensation calculated in accordance with the following formula:

where –

WPI is the percentage of whole person impairment;

BS is the basic salary;

(c) [Section 71 Subsection (1) amended by No. 85 of 2009, s. 19, Applied:01 Jul 2010] a worker who suffers permanent impairment assessed at a percentage of the whole person equal to more than 70% is entitled to compensation of 415 units;