71AAssessment guidelines

71A Assessment guidelines

[Section 71A Inserted by No. 39 of 2017, s. 16, Applied:01 Jan 2018]

(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) ; 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) 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) ; or

(b) a later day specified in the notice.

(4)  Subject to subsection (6) , on and from the day on which guidelines issued by the Board under subsection (1) 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) .

(6)  On and from the day on which an amendment under subsection (5) to guidelines issued by the Board under subsection (1) 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) of guidelines under subsection (1) .