impairment in an impairment examination made on or after that commencement until the first guidelines are in force. S. 28LJ 28LJ Regard not to be had to secondary psychiatric or inserted by psychological impairment No. 60/2003 s. 4. In assessing a degree of impairment of a person under this Part, regard must not be had to any psychiatric or psychological injury, impairment or symptoms arising as a consequence of, or secondary to, a physical injury. S. 28LK 28LK Assessment of hearing impairment inserted by No. 60/2003 (1) For the purposes of assessing the degree of s. 4. impairment of the whole person resulting from binaural hearing impairment, the percentage of the diminution of hearing determined in accordance with subsection (2) is to be converted as follows— (a) if the binaural loss of hearing is 5 per cent NAL or less, the degree of impairment is to be assessed as zero; (b) if the binaural loss of hearing is a percentage that is more than 5 per cent NAL, the degree of impairment is to be assessed at that percentage. (2) For the purposes of this section, the percentage of diminution of hearing— S. 28LK(2)(a) (a) must be determined— amended by No. 67/2013 (i) by a person or class of persons s. 649(Sch. 9 approved; and item 36(7)). (ii) in the manner approved— under section 63 of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013; and
impairment in an impairment examination made on or after that commencement until the first guidelines are in force. S. 28LJ inserted by No. 60/2003 s. 4. 28LJ Regard not to be had to secondary psychiatric or psychological impairment In assessing a degree of impairment of a person under this Part, regard must not be had to any psychiatric or psychological injury, impairment or symptoms arising as a consequence of, or secondary to, a physical injury. S. 28LK inserted by No. 60/2003 s. 4. 28LK Assessment of hearing impairment (1) For the purposes of assessing the degree of impairment of the whole person resulting from binaural hearing impairment, the percentage of the diminution of hearing determined in accordance with subsection (2) is to be converted as follows— (a) if the binaural loss of hearing is 5 per cent NAL or less, the degree of impairment is to be assessed as zero; (b) if the binaural loss of hearing is a percentage that is more than 5 per cent NAL, the degree of impairment is to be assessed at that percentage. (2) For the purposes of this section, the percentage of diminution of hearing— S. 28LK(2)(a) amended by No. 67/2013 s. 649(Sch. 9 item 36(7)). (a) must be determined— (i) by a person or class of persons approved; and (ii) in the manner approved— under section 63 of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013; and
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