Ch 3 Concepts

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3.1 Injury

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3.2 Impairment

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3.3 'Permanent' Impairment and Importance of Date Permanent

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3.3.1 Introduction

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3.3.2 Importance of Date Permanent

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3.3.2.1 When should an old Act injury be assessed under the 1988 Act?

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3.3.3 Section 24(2)

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3.3.4 'Have regard to'

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3.3.5 'Duration of the impairment' - para (a)

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3.3.6 'The likelihood of improvement' - para (b)

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3.3.7 'All reasonable rehabilitative treatment' - para (c)

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3.3.8 'Any other relevant matters' - para (d)

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3.4 Whole Person Impairment

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3.4.1 Definition

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3.4.2 Effect of Canute, Fellowes & Robson

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3.5 Non-Economic Loss

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3.5.1 Definition

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3.5.2 Each injury must be assessed separately

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3.5.3 Assessment of NEL

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3.6 Severe Injury Adjustment (SIA)

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3.6.1 Defence Determination 2016/19

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3.6.2 Severe Injury Adjustment

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3.6.3 Financial Advice

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3.6.4 Avoidance of Double Benefits

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3.6.5 Payment Procedures

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3.6.6 Advice to Recipients

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3.7 'Eligible' 1988 Impairments

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