Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) Despite section 197(2), the Authority or a self‑insurer may receive a claim for compensation under Division 5 of Part 5 for an injury that has been treated with lung transplant surgery at any time after the date of the injury.
(2) For the purposes of a claim referred to in subsection (1), the degree of impairment of the worker is taken to be the greater of—
(a) the degree of impairment assessed in accordance with this Division; or
(b) 30 per cent.
(3) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), the Authority or self-insurer, having regard to any relevant matter including medical evidence, must be satisfied that lung transplant surgery was required to treat the injury.
S. 68G inserted by No. 10/2022 s. 62.