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WORKPLACE INJURY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 2013 - SCHEDULE 4

Schedule 4—No Disadvantage—Compensation Table

Section 221

TABLE




Injury

"Total Losses" —Minimum Compensation Payable for Total Loss

$

Total loss of the sight of both eyes

273 640

Total loss of the sight of an only eye

273 640

Loss of both hands

273 640

Loss of both feet

273 640

Loss of a hand and a foot

273 640

Total loss of the right arm or of the greater part of the right arm


218 920

Total loss of the left arm or of the greater part of the left arm


205 240

Total loss of the right hand or of five fingers of the right hand, or of the lower part of the right arm



191 520

Total loss of the left hand or of five fingers of the left hand, or of the lower part of the left arm



177 890

Total loss of a leg

205 240

Total loss of a foot

177 890

Total loss of the lower part of the leg

191 520

Total loss of the sight of one eye, together with the serious diminution of the sight of the other eye



205 240

Total loss of hearing

177 890

Total loss of the sight of one eye

109 430

Loss of binocular vision

109 430



Loss of eyeball (in addition to compensation for loss of sight of an eye)


60 210

Total loss of power of speech

164 190

Total loss of sense of taste or smell

46 530

Total loss of senses of both taste and smell

93 050

Total loss of male sexual organs

128 630

Total loss of penis

128 630

Total loss of one testicle

27 330

Total loss of two testicles or an only testicle


128 630

Total loss of female sexual organs

128 630

Total loss of both breasts

128 630

Total loss of one breast

82 080

Total loss of the thumb of the right hand

82 080

Total loss of the thumb of the left hand

71 150

Total loss of the forefinger of the right hand


57 490

Total loss of the forefinger of the left hand

49 240

Total loss of two joints of the forefinger of the right hand


43 780

Total loss of two joints of the forefinger of the left hand


32 830

Total loss of a joint of the thumb

43 780

Total loss of the first joint of the forefinger of the right hand


27 330

Total loss of the first joint of the forefinger of the left hand


24 640

Total loss of the first joint of the middle or little or ring finger of either hand


16 400

Total loss of the middle finger of either hand


32 830

Total loss of the little or ring finger of either hand


30 120

Total loss of two joints of the middle finger of either hand


27 330

Total loss of two joints of the little or ring finger of either hand


24 640

Total loss of the great toe of either foot

60 210

Total loss of a joint of the great toe of either foot


27 330

Total loss of any other toe

16 400

Total loss of a joint of any other toe

5 470

Quadriplegia

273 640

Paraplegia

273 640

Total impairment of the spine

273 640

For the purposes of this Table—

        (a)     the total loss of a limb, hand, foot, finger, thumb, toe or joint or any part thereof is deemed to include the permanent total loss of the use of such limb, hand, foot, finger, thumb, toe, joint or part;

        (b)     where a worker habitually uses the left hand and arm to perform work usually performed by a worker with the right hand and arm, the compensation payable for the loss of such left arm or the greater part of the arm or for the total loss of the left hand or of five fingers thereof or of the lower part of that arm or of a finger or part of a finger of the left hand is such amount as would have been payable for a similar loss in respect of the right arm or the part or parts thereof, but in any such case the compensation for the loss of the right arm or the greater part of that arm or for the total loss of the right hand or of five fingers thereof or of the lower part of that arm or of a finger or part of a finger of the right hand is such amount as would have been payable for a similar loss in respect of the left arm or the part or parts thereof if the worker did not habitually use the left hand and arm to perform work usually performed by a worker with the right hand and arm.

Note

Amounts are indexed to the year in which the injury occurred.



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