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s 42(1), (2) Rate Increases - Taste and Smell

This table sets out the dates of increase in statutory rates under ss 42(1) (sense of taste) and s 42(2) (sense of smell) of the 1971 Act and the applicable rates of compensation.

Date of Rate Increase

s 42(1), (2)  Maximum Rate

1 September 1971

$1,350

2 November 1972

$1,450

16 November 1974

$2,000

1 September 1976

$2,500

1 September 1979

$2,800

1 September 1980

$3,250

1 September 1981

$3,350

1 May 1982

$3,715

1 November 1982

$4,032

1 May 1983

$4,200

1 November 1983

$4,400

1 May 1984

$4,640

1 November 1984

$4,970

1 May 1985

$5,000

1 November 1985

$5,130

1 May 1986

$5,300

13 December 1986

$5,460

13 June 1987

$5,670

13 December 1987

$5,780

13 June 1988

$6,000