Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 (Qld)

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Queensland

Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill

Queensland

Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013

Contents Page Chapter 1 Preliminary 1 Short title 2.0... ee ee 12 2 Commencement... .......... 0.0 c cee eee eee 12 Chapter 2 Amendments relating to workers' compensation and rehabilitation commencing on introduction Part 1 Amendment of Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 3 Actamended ......... 0.0 c cece cece eet eens 12 Omission of s 39 (Meaning of work related impairment) ....... 13 5 Omission of ch 3, pt 3, div 4 (Workers with prescribed disfigurement) we eee eee 13 6 Renumbering of ch 3, pt 3, div 5 (Workers with latent onset injuries that are terminal conditions) ...................... 13 Amendment of s 128A (Application of div 5) ................ 13 8 Amendment of s 130 (Injuries caused by misconduct)......... 13 9 Insertion of new S$ 182A... 02... eee 14 132A Applying for assessment of DPI before applying for compensation...................000.0 0000002 14 10 Amendment of s 160 (Total incapacity—reference about impairment to medical assessment tribunal) ................ 14 11 Amendment of ch 3, pt 10, div 2 hdg (Assessment of permanent impairment under table of injuries).....................00. 15 12 Amendment of s 179 (Assessment of permanent impairment) . . 15 13 Amendment of s 180 (Calculation of lump sum compensation). . 16 14 Replacement of s 183 (Calculation of WRI)................. 16

183 Guidelines for assessing a worker's degree of permanent impairment and deciding DPI.......... 16

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