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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 10 Hansard (28 August) . . Page.. 3554 ..
(8) If the Legislative Assembly passes a resolution to disallow a notified item, the Minister must prepare a written notice stating that, because of a resolution passed by the Legislative Assembly, schedule 1 is taken to be amended by omitting the item.
(9) The notice is a notifiable instrument.
Note A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
(10) The Minister must ensure that the notice is notified within 7 days after the Legislative Assembly passes the resolution.
(11) This section expires on 1 July 2004.
8P Compensation for 2 or more losses
A worker who has suffered 2 or more losses mentioned in schedule 1 (Compensation for permanent injuries) because of an injury is not entitled to receive as compensation under this part more than the maximum loss amount for the losses.8Q Compensation and left-handedness
If a worker's left arm or hand is the worker's dominant limb, in working out the loss for the worker-
(a) the loss of the worker's left arm, left hand or fingers of left hand is to be compensated as if it is the loss of the worker's right arm, right hand or fingers of right hand; and
(b) the loss of the worker's right arm, right hand or fingers of right hand is to be compensated as if it is the loss of the worker's left arm, left hand or fingers of left hand.
8R Compensation for combination of items
If a loss (other than the impairment of the back, neck or pelvis) may be compensated by a combination of items in schedule 1 (Compensation for permanent injuries) or by a proportionate loss of a single item, the loss is to be compensated by a proportionate loss of the single item.
Examples
1 Loss of 2 or more fingers is to be compensated as a proportionate loss of the hand.2 Loss of a hand includes the loss of the thumb and other fingers of the hand and is to be compensated as a loss, or proportionate loss, of the hand.
3 Loss of an arm at or above the elbow includes the loss of the arm below the elbow and loss of the hand and is to be compensated as a loss, or a proportionate loss, of the arm at or above the elbow.
4 Loss of a leg at or above the knee includes the loss of the leg below the knee and loss of the foot and is to be compensated as a loss, or a proportionate loss, of the leg at or above the knee.
5 Loss of a leg below the knee includes the loss of the foot and is to be compensated as a loss, or a proportionate loss, of the leg below the knee.
8S Compensation for only arm, leg, hand or foot
Loss of an only arm, leg, hand or foot is treated under schedule 1 as the loss of both arms, legs, hands or feet.
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