The percentage degree of WPI is used by in three calculations:
1.to calculate the amount of compensation for permanent impairment under S24 of the SRCA (1988 Act impairments);
2.if the investigation includes only one 1988 impairment, as the 'A' amount in S27(2), which is an element of the formula for calculation of compensation for non-economic loss under S27 (1988 Act impairments); and
3.where the impairment became permanent under the 1971 Act or the 1930 Act and the claim for NEL was made before 7 December 2000, the WPI amount is used to calculate the client's entitlement to compensation for non-economic loss under S27 of the SRCA. This compensation for NEL is additional to any compensation payable under the Tables of Losses in the previous repealed Acts, and arises as a result of the decision of the Full Federal Court in Schlenert v AOTC (1994). Schlenert does not apply to claims for NEL made on or after 7 December 2000 as a result of new S27(3) inserted by the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2001.
Note: The percentage degree of WPI will also determine whether an injury is able to be considered for the SIA.
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A percentage degree of WPI entered by a delegate will be subject to the following validation tests in the Calculator:
Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/20799%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/20799#tgt-msrca_pi_hbk_ftn25
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/permanent-impairment-handbook/ch-3-concepts/36-severe-injury-adjustment-sia
[4] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/20799#ref-msrca_pi_hbk_ftn25