71AAssessment guidelines

### 71A Assessment guidelines > [*\[Section 71A Inserted by No. 39 of 2017, s. 16, Applied:01 Jan 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-01-01/act-2017-039#GS16@EN) > > > (1)  The Board may issue guidelines in relation to the assessment of the degree of impairment. > > > (2)  The Board must give notice in the *Gazette* of – > > > > > > (a) the issuing of guidelines under [subsection (1)](#GS71A@Gs1@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (b) the place, which may be an internet address, where copies of the guidelines may be viewed or purchased. > > > (3)  Guidelines issued by the Board under [subsection (1)](#GS71A@Gs1@EN) come into effect on and from – > > > > > > (a) the day on which notice of the issuing of the guidelines is published in the *Gazette* under [subsection (2)](#GS71A@Gs2@EN) ; or > > > > > > > (b) a later day specified in the notice. > > > (4)  Subject to [subsection (6)](#GS71A@Gs6@EN) , on and from the day on which guidelines issued by the Board under [subsection (1)](#GS71A@Gs1@EN) come into effect, until such guidelines are revoked, the guidelines have effect for the purposes of determining how an assessment of the degree of impairment of an injury is to be made, whether the injury occurs before or after the guidelines come into effect. > > > (5)  The Board may amend or revoke guidelines issued by the Board under [subsection (1)](#GS71A@Gs1@EN) . > > > (6)  On and from the day on which an amendment under [subsection (5)](#GS71A@Gs5@EN) to guidelines issued by the Board under [subsection (1)](#GS71A@Gs1@EN) comes into effect, until such guidelines are revoked or further amended under this section, the guidelines, as so amended, have effect for the purposes of determining how an assessment of the degree of impairment of an injury is to be made, whether the injury occurs before or after the guidelines come into effect or are so amended. > > > (7)  The Board must give notice in the *Gazette* of the amendment or revocation under [subsection (5)](#GS71A@Gs5@EN) of guidelines under [subsection (1)](#GS71A@Gs1@EN) . > > > (8)  A notice under [subsection (7)](#GS71A@Gs7@EN) of the amendment of guidelines must specify a place, which may be an internet address, where copies of the guidelines, as amended by the amendment, may be viewed or purchased. > > > (9)  A notice under [subsection (2)](#GS71A@Gs2@EN) or [(7)](#GS71A@Gs7@EN) is not a statutory rule for the purposes of the [Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1953-050) . > > > (10)  The Board must ensure that copies of guidelines that are issued under [subsection (1)](#GS71A@Gs1@EN) , as those guidelines are amended if at all under [subsection (5)](#GS71A@Gs5@EN) , are, while they are in effect, available for purchasing or viewing at a place, which may be an internet address, of which notice has been given in the *Gazette*. > > > (11)  Guidelines to which [section 164C](#GS164C@EN) applies are to be taken to be guidelines issued under this section until they are revoked, if at all, under [subsection (5)](#GS71A@Gs5@EN) .