Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 – Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0 (Cth)

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 – Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0

I, the Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, make the following instrument. Dated 7 March 2023 Tony Burke Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

Contents 1 Name...................................................2 2 Commencement............................................2 3 Authority.................................................2 4 Definitions................................................2 5 Approved Guide............................................3 6 Application of the approved Guide................................3 7 Repeal...................................................4 Schedule 1—Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0 5

1 Name This instrument is the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 – Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0.

2 Commencement This instrument commences on 1 April 2023 (the commencement date).

3 Authority This instrument is made under section 28 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.

4 Definitions Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the SRC Act, including the following: (a) aggravation (subsection 4(1)); (b) ailment (subsection 4(1)); (c) Comcare (subsection 4(1)); (d) determination (subsection 61(1) and section 99); (e) employee (section 5); (f) impairment (subsection 4(1)); (g) injury (subsections 4(3) and 4(8), and sections 5A, 123A and 124); (h) non-economic loss (subsection 4(1)); (i) permanent (subsection 4(1)); (j) relevant authority (subsection 4(1)); (k) reviewable decision (subsection 61(1)). In this instrument: Activities of daily living has the meaning given in the approved Guide. AMA4 has the meaning given in the approved Guide. AMA5 has the meaning given in the approved Guide. approved Guide means the Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0 set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument. assessor has the meaning given in the approved Guide. binaural hearing loss has the meaning given in the approved Guide. commencement date has the meaning given in section 2 of this instrument. disease has the meaning given in the approved Guide. loss of amenities has the meaning given in the approved Guide. medical treatment has the meaning given in the approved Guide. pain has the meaning given in the approved Guide. repealed Guide has the meaning given in section 7 of this instrument. SRC Act means the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. suffering has the meaning given in the approved Guide.