Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

Subsection 42 (1)

Guide to the Assessment of the
Degree of Permanent Impairment

1. The Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority ("the Authority"), under subsection 125(1) of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 ("the Act"), has delegated to the Chief Executive Officer of Comcare its functions and powers under section 42 of the Act by resolution dated 22 December 2005 with effect on and from that date.

2. I, Barbara Bennett, Chief Executive Officer of Comcare, under subsection 42 (1) of the Act, prepare the following Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment ("second edition of the Guide").

3. The second edition of the Guide will come into operation in the manner specified in section 3 of the Introduction to the second edition of the Guide: Application of this Guide.

Guide to the Assessment of the

Degree of Permanent Impairment

Second edition

Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation
and Compensation Authority

Acknowledgement

Acknowledgment is made to Comcare for the assistance provided in developing this Guide and in the use of the Tables contained in Comcare?s 2^nd edition of its Guide to the assessment of the degree of permanent impairment.