s. 46B of the degree of impairment to which the Regulations apply as if the provisions of the Regulations were substituted for subsections (2) to (7) of section 46A. S. 46B 46B Assessment of impairment inserted by No. 60/1996 (1) In determining a degree of impairment of a s. 35. person, 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. (2) Subsection (1) applies to a determination of a degree of impairment under this Act made on or after the commencement of section 35 of the Accident Compensation (Further Amendment) other than a determination made by the Act 1996, Administrative Appeals Tribunal in respect of an application for review under section 77 of this Act made before that commencement. S. 46C 46C Rounding of assessments of impairment inserted by No. 95/2003 (1) Despite anything to the contrary in the A.M.A. s. 28. Guides, in determining a person's degree of impairment for the purposes of section 46A, 47, 54 or 55, no number determined under the A.M.A. Guides is to be rounded up or down, regardless of whether the number represents an initial, an intermediate, a combined or a final value, unless the rounding is expressly required or permitted by this Act. (2) A number determined under the A.M.A. Guides must be rounded to the nearest whole percent. Example: A final degree of impairment of 95% must be rounded to 10%. A final degree of impairment of 84% must be rounded to 8%. Note
of the degree of impairment to which the Regulations apply as if the provisions of the Regulations were substituted for subsections (2) to (7) of section 46A. S. 46B inserted by No. 60/1996 s. 35. 46B Assessment of impairment s. 46B (1) In determining a degree of impairment of a person, 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. (2) Subsection (1) applies to a determination of a degree of impairment under this Act made on or after the commencement of section 35 of the Accident Compensation (Further Amendment) Act 1996, other than a determination made by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in respect of an application for review under section 77 of this Act made before that commencement. S. 46C inserted by No. 95/2003 s. 28. 46C Rounding of assessments of impairment (1) Despite anything to the contrary in the A.M.A. Guides, in determining a person's degree of impairment for the purposes of section 46A, 47, 54 or 55, no number determined under the A.M.A. Guides is to be rounded up or down, regardless of whether the number represents an initial, an intermediate, a combined or a final value, unless the rounding is expressly required or permitted by this Act. (2) A number determined under the A.M.A. Guides must be rounded to the nearest whole percent. Example: A final degree of impairment of 95% must be rounded to 10%. A final degree of impairment of 84% must be rounded to 8%. Note
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