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Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
73BDetermination for payment of compensation
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### 73B Determination for payment of compensation
> [*\[Section 73B Inserted by No. 99 of 2000, s. 37, Applied:01 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2000-099#GS37@EN)
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> > (1) [*\[Section 73B Subsection (1) amended by No. 42 of 2007, s. 21, Applied:31 Oct 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-10-31/act-2007-042#GS21@Hpa@EN) A determination for the payment of compensation for a claim for permanent impairment or industrial deafness is to include a statement of the percentage of the whole person impairment of the worker at the date of the determination.
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> > (2) [*\[Section 73B Subsection (2) amended by No. 42 of 2007, s. 21, Applied:31 Oct 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-10-31/act-2007-042#GS21@Hpb@EN) A person who makes a payment of compensation for a claim for permanent impairment or industrial deafness is to advise the Board of –
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> > > > (a) the date of the determination; and
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 73B Subsection (2) amended by No. 42 of 2007, s. 21, Applied:31 Oct 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-10-31/act-2007-042#GS21@Hpc@EN) in the case of a payment for industrial deafness, the degree of industrial deafness of the worker in respect of whom the payment is made; and
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> > > > (c) the percentage of the whole person impairment of the worker at the date of the determination.
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> > (3) [*\[Section 73B Subsection (3) amended by No. 42 of 2007, s. 21, Applied:31 Oct 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-10-31/act-2007-042#GS21@Hpd@EN) The Board is to keep a register of all determinations for the payment of compensation for permanent impairment or industrial deafness.