Amendments to the Comcare permanent impairment guide

Tuesday, 08 January, 2008

The Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment is a legislative instrument that Comcare may vary or revoke under section 28 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRC Act) — subject to the approval of the Minister. The guide is used in the assessment of entitlements under sections 24 to 27 of the SRC Act.

The current guide is in its second edition and Comcare proposes to vary that document by amending various elements to accommodate judicial decisions, rectifications of some medical aspects identified from medical sources and the need to address identified errata. Prior to finalising the document and before it is presented to the Minister, Comcare invites interested stakeholders to view the proposed amendments and make comments on the draft.

The draft amendment to the guide can be downloaded from www.comcare.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/30569/PI_Guide_23_Nov_07_v2.pdf/. The amendments are highlighted in red throughout the document.

Comments should be emailed to Comcare by 9 February 2008 at pi.guide@comcare.gov.au.

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