For those periods of incapacity arising since 1 December 1988 the basic rate of compensation payable is determined primarily by reference to Section 19 of the SRCA.
The following overview consolidates and places Parts 31 – 37 in context.
Delegates requiring more detail or explanation should refer directly to those Parts.
Section 19 of the SRCA contains different provisions for calculating the rate of payment, depending on whether the client has accumulated less or more than 45 weeks of incapacity due to the injury.
The structure and some detail of the provisions of S19 was amended with effect from 1 April 2002. The guidance provided below at 30.1 to 30.7 relates only to the current (amended) provisions. Although the basic scheme of this section was largely unchanged from that prior to 1 April 2002, there are important changes of detail. Delegates engaged in payments of incapacity under the SRCA but prior to April 2002 should refer to the more detailed guidance re: post-injury updates of NWE at 31.3.