Hansard - ACT Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 10 Hansard (28 August) . . Page.. 3516 ..

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Clause 27

Proposed new schedule 1

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Before the proposed dictionary, insert the following proposed new schedule:

Schedule 1 Compensation for permanent injuries

(see s 8L and s 8O)

column 1 column 2 column 3

item nature of injury % of

maximum

amount

payable

	Speech loss
1	loss of power of speech	60
	Sensory loss
2	loss of sense of taste or smell	17
3	loss of senses of taste and smell	34
	Hearing loss
4	loss of hearing of both ears	65
5	loss of hearing of 1 ear	20
	Loss of vision
6	loss of sight of both eyes	100
7	loss of sight of an only eye	100
8	loss of sight of 1 eye, together with serious diminution of the sight of the other eye	75
9	loss of sight of 1 eye	40
10	loss of binocular vision (if not otherwise compensable under this schedule)	40
11	loss of eyeball (in addition to compensation for loss of sight of the eye)	22
	Arm injuries
12	loss of right arm at or above elbow	80
13	loss of right arm below elbow	75
14	loss of left arm at or above elbow	75
15	loss of left arm below elbow	70
	Hand injuries
16	loss of right hand	70
17	loss of left hand	65
18	loss of thumb of right hand	30
19	loss of thumb of left hand	26
20	loss of a joint of thumb	16
21	loss of forefinger of right hand	21
22	loss of forefinger of left hand	18
23	loss of 2 joints of forefinger of right hand	16
24	loss of 2 joints of forefinger of left hand	12
25	loss of first joint of forefinger of right hand	10
26	loss of first joint of forefinger of left hand	9