WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SCHEDULE 2
WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SCHEDULE 2
[s. 24]
[Heading inserted: No. 42 of 2004 s. 142(1);
amended: No. 19 of 2010 s. 4.]
[Heading inserted: No. 42 of 2004 s. 142(1).]
Column 1 Item Nature of injury or impairment |
Column 2 Ratio which the sum payable herein bears to the prescribed amount. |
---|---|
|
% |
EYES | |
1. Total loss of sight of both eyes
.............................. |
100 |
2. Total loss of sight of an only eye
........................... |
100 |
3. Total loss of sight of one eye
................................. |
50 |
4. Total loss of sight of one eye and serious
diminution of the sight of the other eye ................ |
|
5. Loss of binocular vision
......................................... |
50 |
HEARING | |
6. Total loss of hearing
.............................................. |
75 |
SPEECH | |
7. Total loss of power of speech
................................ |
75 |
BODY AND MENTAL | |
8. Permanent and incurable loss of mental capacity
resulting in total inability to work ......................... |
|
9. Total and incurable paralysis of the limbs or
of mental powers ....................................................... |
|
SENSORY | |
10. Total loss of sense of taste and smell
..................... |
50 |
11. Total loss of taste
................................................... |
25 |
12. Total loss of smell
.................................................. |
25 |
ARM | |
13. Loss of arm at or above elbow
............................... |
90 |
14. Loss of arm below elbow
....................................... |
80 |
HAND | |
15. Loss of both hands
................................................. |
100 |
16. Loss of a hand and foot
.......................................... |
100 |
17. Loss of hand or thumb and 4 fingers
..................... |
80 |
18. Loss of thumb
........................................................ |
35 |
19. Loss of forefinger
................................................... |
17 |
20. Loss of middle finger
............................................. |
13 |
21. Loss of ring finger
.................................................. |
9 |
22. Loss of little finger
................................................. |
6 |
23. Total loss of movement of joint of thumb
............. |
17 |
24. Total loss of distal phalanx of thumb
..................... |
20 |
25. Total loss of portion of terminal segment of
thumb involving one-third of its flexor surface without loss of distal phalanx
................................ |
|
26. Total loss of distal phalanx of forefinger
............... |
10 |
27. Total loss of distal phalanx of | |
— middle finger
.................................................... |
8 |
— ring finger
........................................................ |
6 |
— little finger
........................................................ |
4 |
27A. Total loss of distal phalanx of each finger
of the same hand (not including the thumb) in one accident
................................................................. |
|
LEG | |
28. Loss of leg at or above knee
.................................. |
70 |
29. Loss of leg below knee
.......................................... |
65 |
FEET | |
30. Loss of both feet
.................................................... |
100 |
31. Loss of foot
............................................................ |
65 |
32. Loss of great toe
..................................................... |
20 |
33. Loss of any other toe
.............................................. |
8 |
34. Loss of 2 phalanges of any other toe
..................... |
5 |
35. Loss of phalanx of great toe
................................... |
8 |
36. Loss of phalanx of any other toe
............................ |
4 |
BACKS, NECK AND PELVIS 36A. Permanent loss of the full efficient use of
the back (including thoracic and lumbar spine).................... |
|
36B. Permanent loss of the full efficient use of
the neck (including cervical spine) ...................................... |
40 |
36C. Permanent loss of the full efficient use of
the pelvis
..................................................................... |
|
MISCELLANEOUS | |
37. Loss of genitals
...................................................... |
50 |
38. Severe facial scarring or disfigurement to a
maximum of .......................................................... |
|
39. Severe bodily, other than facial, scarring or
disfigurement to a maximum of ............................ |
|
[Part 1 amended: No. 44 of 1985 s. 42; No. 48 of
1993 s. 20; No. 34 of 1999 s. 54; No. 42 of 2004 s. 142(2).]
[Heading inserted: No. 42 of 2004 s. 142(3).]
Column 1 Item Nature of injury or impairment |
Column 2 Ratio which the sum payable herein bears to the prescribed amount. |
---|
% | ||
---|---|---|
|
EYES | |
40. |
Impairment of sight of both eyes ......................... |
100 |
41. |
Impairment of sight of an only eye ...................... |
100 |
42. |
Impairment of sight of one eye ............................ |
50 |
43. |
Impairment of binocular vision ............................ |
50 |
|
HEARING | |
44. |
Impairment of hearing ......................................... |
75 |
|
SPEECH | |
45. |
Impairment of power of speech ........................... |
75 |
|
BODY AND MENTAL | |
46. |
Impairment of mental capacity ............................ |
100 |
47. |
Impairment of spinal cord function ..................... |
100 |
|
SENSORY | |
48. |
Impairment of sense of taste and smell ................ |
50 |
49. |
Impairment of sense of taste ................................ |
25 |
50. |
Impairment of sense of smell ............................... |
25 |
|
ARM | |
51. |
Impairment of arm at or above elbow .................. |
90 |
52. |
Impairment of arm below elbow .......................... |
80 |
|
HAND | |
53. |
Impairment of both hands .................................... |
100 |
54. |
Impairment of hand and foot ............................... |
100 |
55. |
Impairment of hand or thumb and 4 fingers ........ |
80 |
56. |
Impairment of thumb ........................................... |
35 |
57. |
Impairment of forefinger ..................................... |
17 |
58. |
Impairment of middle finger ................................ |
13 |
59. |
Impairment of ring finger .................................... |
9 |
60. |
Impairment of little finger .................................... |
6 |
61. |
Impairment of movement of joint of thumb......... |
17 |
62. |
Impairment of distal phalanx of thumb ................ |
20 |
63. |
Impairment of portion of terminal segment of thumb involving one-third of its
flexor surface without loss of distal phalanx .............................. |
|
64. |
Impairment of distal phalanx of forefinger .......... |
10 |
65. |
Impairment of distal phalanx of — middle finger .................................................. — ring finger ...................................................... — little finger ...................................................... |
8 6 4 |
66. |
Impairment of distal phalanx of each finger of the same hand (not including
the thumb) in one accident
............................................................... |
|
|
LEG | |
67. |
Impairment of leg at or above knee ..................... |
70 |
68. |
Impairment of leg below knee ............................. |
65 |
|
FEET | |
69. |
Impairment of both feet ....................................... |
100 |
70. |
Impairment of foot ............................................... |
65 |
71. |
Impairment of great toe ........................................ |
20 |
72. |
Impairment of any other toe ................................. |
8 |
73. |
Impairment of 2 phalanges of any other toe ........ |
5 |
74. |
Impairment of phalanx of great toe ...................... |
8 |
75. |
Impairment of phalanx of any other toe ............... |
4 |
|
BACK, NECK AND PELVIS | |
76. |
Impairment of the back (thoracic spine or lumbar spine or both)
....................................................... |
|
77. |
Impairment of the neck (including cervical spine)
.................................................................... |
|
78. |
Impairment of the pelvis ...................................... |
30 |
|
MISCELLANEOUS | |
79. |
Impairment of genitals ......................................... |
50 |
80. |
Impairment from facial scarring or |
|
81. |
Impairment from bodily, other than facial, scarring or disfigurement
..................................... |
|
82. |
AIDS .................................................................... |
100 |
[Part 2 inserted: No. 42 of 2004 s. 142(3).]