Relevance of this question

Relevance of this question

The date that an impairment became stable is used in the Permanent Impairment Calculator to determine the appropriate statutory rates to be used in calculation of lump-sum compensation under ss 39 - 42 of the 1971 Act.  The statutory rates of lump-sum compensation under the 1971 Act were increased by legislative amendment (or regulation) to compensate for inflation on a number of occasions during the life of the Act; these dates of increase, and the relevant maximum amount of compensation, are set out in a Table below.