(b) to wait until the injury has stabilised before determining his or her degree of impairment. (1D) The Commission must comply with any request S. 46A(1D) inserted by under subsection (1C) that is made in writing No. 94/2004 and, in the case of a request made under s. 10(4). subsection (1C)(a), must do so within 12 months after receiving the request. (1E) If a person who is eligible to make a request under S. 46A(1E) inserted by subsection (1C) does not make such a request No. 94/2004 within 90 days after the date he or she becomes s. 10(4). eligible to make the request, the Commission must determine the degree of impairment of the person within 12 months after that date. (1F) When determining the degree of impairment S. 46A(1F) inserted by under this section, section 47(7) or No. 71/2013 section 47(7A), the Commission must— s. 13. (a) not include impairments resulting from injuries or causes that are unrelated to the transport accident; and (b) in the case of a person who has an injury that existed before the transport accident that is aggravated by an injury that was the result of a transport accident— (i) in the case of a spinal injury, use the apportionment methodology set out in Chapter 3.3f of the A.M.A Guides; (ii) in any other case, use the subtraction methodology set out in Chapter 2 of the A.M.A Guides. (2) In this Part, a reference to the determination of a S. 46A(2) inserted by degree of impairment is a reference to a No. 34/1998 determination by the Commission— s. 8. (a) made in accordance with—
(b) to wait until the injury has stabilised before determining his or her degree of impairment. S. 46A(1D) inserted by No. 94/2004 s. 10(4). (1D) The Commission must comply with any request under subsection (1C) that is made in writing and, in the case of a request made under subsection (1C)(a), must do so within 12 months after receiving the request. S. 46A(1E) inserted by No. 94/2004 s. 10(4). (1E) If a person who is eligible to make a request under subsection (1C) does not make such a request within 90 days after the date he or she becomes eligible to make the request, the Commission must determine the degree of impairment of the person within 12 months after that date. S. 46A(1F) inserted by No. 71/2013 s. 13. (1F) When determining the degree of impairment under this section, section 47(7) or section 47(7A), the Commission must— (a) not include impairments resulting from injuries or causes that are unrelated to the transport accident; and (b) in the case of a person who has an injury that existed before the transport accident that is aggravated by an injury that was the result of a transport accident— (i) in the case of a spinal injury, use the apportionment methodology set out in Chapter 3.3f of the A.M.A Guides; (ii) in any other case, use the subtraction methodology set out in Chapter 2 of the A.M.A Guides. S. 46A(2) inserted by No. 34/1998 s. 8. (2) In this Part, a reference to the determination of a degree of impairment is a reference to a determination by the Commission— (a) made in accordance with—
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