Section 19(3) was in the following form until 31 March 2002:

19(3) Subject to this Part, Comcare is liable to pay to the employee, in respect of the injury, for each week during which the employee is incapacitated, other than a week referred to in Subsection (2), compensation:

a)where the employee is not employed during that week – of an amount equal to 75% of his or her normal weekly earnings less the amount (if any) that he or she was able to earn during that week in suitable employment

b)where the employee is employed for 25% or less of his or her normal weekly hours during that week – of an amount that, when added to the amount that he or she was able to earn during that week in suitable employment, results in an amount equal to 80% of his or her normal weekly earnings

c)where the employee is employed for more than 25% but not more than 50% of his or her normal weekly hours during that week – of an amount that, when added to the amount that he or she was able to earn during that week in suitable employment, results in an amount equal to 85% of his or her normal weekly earnings

d)where the employee is employed for more than 50% but not more than 75% of his or her normal weekly hours during that week – of an amount that, when added to the amount that he or she was able to earn during that week in suitable employment, results in an amount equal to 90% of his or her normal weekly earnings

e)where the employee is employed for more than 75% but less than 100% of his or her normal weekly hours during that week – of an amount that, when added to the amount that he or she was able to earn during that week in suitable employment, results in an amount equal to 95% of his or her normal weekly earnings, and

f)where the employee is employed for 100% of his or her normal weekly hours during that week – of an amount that, when added to the amount that he or she was able to earn during that week in suitable employment, results in an amount equal to 100% of his or her normal weekly earnings.