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WORKPLACE INJURY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 2013 - SECT 203 Assessment of impairment

WORKPLACE INJURY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 2013 - SECT 203

Assessment of impairment

    (1)     The worker must, at the request of the Authority or self-insurer, attend an independent examination to be conducted by a medical practitioner referred to in section 54(1)(b) for the purposes of this Division.

    (2)     The Authority or self-insurer must obtain assessments in accordance with Division 4 of Part 2 as to the degree of permanent impairment resulting from any injury for which liability is accepted or established for the purposes of—

        (a)     determining any entitlement of the worker to compensation under Division 5; and

        (b)     determining the whole person impairment under sections 328(1) and 335.

    (3)     A determination of the degree of impairment must take into account all impairments resulting from the injuries entitling the worker to compensation included in the claim for compensation under Division 5.

    (4)     If the worker was not 18 years of age at the time of the event or circumstance, the determination of impairment resulting from the injury cannot be made until the worker attains the age of 18 years.