means a further loss of hearing in further injury respect of industrial deafness after a worker has on one or more occasions suffered a prior injury; means a loss of hearing for S. 89(1) def. of prior hearing loss prior hearing which a worker has received compensation loss under a Compensation law for loss of inserted by No. 102/2004 hearing; s. 15(2). means industrial deafness for which prior injury the worker has received or become entitled to receive compensation for loss of hearing. (2) Subject to subsection (3A), a worker who suffers a S. 89(2) amended by further injury shall be entitled to receive in respect No. 102/2004 of the further injury, in addition to any other s. 15(3)(a)(b). compensation payable under section 88, compensation in accordance with section 98C(3A), being compensation referrable to a percentage calculated in accordance with subsection (3) of the amount that would have been payable for a total loss of hearing. (3) The percentage shall be the difference between— (a) the total percentage of the diminution of S. 89(3)(a) amended by hearing in respect of industrial deafness from Nos 102/2004 which the worker was suffering immediately s. 15(4)(a), 80/2010 after the further injury in respect of which s. 87(2)(a). the claim is made; and Note to Note s. 89(3)(a) The percentage NAL loss is to be determined in inserted by No. 28/2005 accordance with section 91(4). The percentage s. 17(1). NAL loss is then converted in accordance with section 91(3). (b) the total percentage of the diminution of S. 89(3)(b) amended by hearing in respect of industrial deafness Nos 102/2004 s. 15(4)(b), immediately after the prior injury or prior 80/2010 hearing loss or in the case of more than one s. 87(2)(a).
further injury means a further loss of hearing in respect of industrial deafness after a worker has on one or more occasions suffered a prior injury; S. 89(1) def. of prior hearing loss inserted by No. 102/2004 s. 15(2). prior hearing loss means a loss of hearing for which a worker has received compensation under a Compensation law for loss of hearing; prior injury means industrial deafness for which the worker has received or become entitled to receive compensation for loss of hearing. S. 89(2) amended by No. 102/2004 s. 15(3)(a)(b). (2) Subject to subsection (3A), a worker who suffers a further injury shall be entitled to receive in respect of the further injury, in addition to any other compensation payable under section 88, compensation in accordance with section 98C(3A), being compensation referrable to a percentage calculated in accordance with subsection (3) of the amount that would have been payable for a total loss of hearing. (3) The percentage shall be the difference between— S. 89(3)(a) amended by Nos 102/2004 s. 15(4)(a), 80/2010 s. 87(2)(a). (a) the total percentage of the diminution of hearing in respect of industrial deafness from which the worker was suffering immediately after the further injury in respect of which the claim is made; and Note to s. 89(3)(a) inserted by No. 28/2005 s. 17(1). Note The percentage NAL loss is to be determined in accordance with section 91(4). The percentage NAL loss is then converted in accordance with section 91(3). S. 89(3)(b) amended by Nos 102/2004 s. 15(4)(b), 80/2010 s. 87(2)(a). (b) the total percentage of the diminution of hearing in respect of industrial deafness immediately after the prior injury or prior hearing loss or in the case of more than one
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