Within the Commonwealth Employees' Compensation Act 1930 (1930 Act [2]) and Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act 1971 [3] (1971 Act) provision existed to pay compensation for permanent impairment. Both Acts worked on a table of maims identifying the specific injuries for which compensation could be paid. As opposed to the Whole Person Concept under the 1988 SRCA, the 1930 and 1971 Acts used a 'loss of efficient use' measurement to identify the impact of the injury and determine the amount of compensation. See Chapters 7-9 [4]in this manual for more information
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[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/20855%23comment-form
[2] https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C1930A00024
[3] https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C1971A00048
[4] https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/permanent-impairment-handbook/ch-7-assessments-under-1971-and-1930-acts