Western Australian Numbered Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 106

106 .         Determination by arbitrator when worker and employer fail to agree degree of permanent impairment

        (1)         If section 105 does not result in agreement as to the worker’s degree of permanent impairment, the worker may apply for an arbitrator to determine the worker’s degree of permanent impairment.

        (2)         An arbitrator may determine the worker’s degree of permanent impairment and is not prevented from determining a degree of permanent impairment that is outside the range of the original assessment and the further assessment under section 105.

        (3)         If the degree of permanent impairment is determined to be not less than the degree of permanent impairment indicated in the original assessment under section 105, the arbitrator may order that the employer pay all or any of the costs and expenses connected with the dispute.