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WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 91

91 .         Assessment of permanent impairment

        (1)         An expense is a miscellaneous expense if it is for an assessment of the worker’s degree of permanent impairment requested by the worker for any of the following purposes (each an allowable purpose ) —

            (a)         establishing eligibility for compensation under Division 7 as required by section 105;

            (b)         satisfying the requirements of section 421;

            (c)         obtaining a special increase in the medical and health expenses general limit amount as required by section 79.

        (2)         Only 1 assessment for each allowable purpose is compensable under this section together with any assessment for any previous attempt at obtaining the assessment if the previous attempt resulted in a finding that the worker’s condition had not stabilised to the extent required for the assessment to be made.



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