Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
Part II, Division 4
To provide lump sum compensation benefits to those who suffer a permanent impairment as a result of an injury or disease for which there is a liability to pay compensation under the SRCA. In some cases, lump sum compensation can also be awarded to the dependants of a member or former member of the ADF who is severely injured.
Members and former members of the ADF who have suffered a permanent impairment as a result of an injury or disease due to service rendered between 1 December 1988 and 30 June 2004 inclusive, may be entitled to a lump sum payment of compensation under the SRCA.
1 December 1988
To compensate members, former members of the ADF, or their dependants, for the effects of an injury or disease for which the Commonwealth has accepted liability and which has resulted in a minimum of 10 per cent whole person impairment (WPI), or 5 per cent WPI in certain instances.
1989 |
The first edition of the Approved Guide was tabled in 1989. Section 28 of the SRCA establishes the Approved Guide and mandates its usage in the assessment of compensation for permanent impairment and non-economic loss. The Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment is an Approved Guide. It is set out in two parts: Part 1 is for claims made under the SRCA by employees who are not members of the ADF. Part 2 is used to assess Defence-related claims for current and former members of the ADF. |
2001 |
With effect from 1 October 2001, the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2001 (No 144/2001), amended S 25(4) and added S25(5) to provide that a reassessment for hearing loss can be made where there is a subsequent increase in the degree of a compensated hearing loss of 5 per cent (previously 10 per cent) binaural hearing loss (2.5 per cent WPI) or more. This beneficial provision may be applied only in relation to claims for hearing loss resulting from an injury that occurred on or after 1 October 2001. |
2005 |
The second edition of the Guide was released in 2005 and applies to claims received prior to 1 December 2011. |
2011 |
The current edition of the Guide, Edition 2.1 was released in 2011 and applies to claims received on or after 1 December 2011. |
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