Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00151:reg:45:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00151
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 45 (pt 8/9)
Character Range: 526044–529164

table or wash dishes.
SEVEN                Total dependency upon others for domestic tasks.
                     One rating from this table is to be selected.

No age adjustment permitted for this table

Employment Activities

"Employment activities" refers to the veteran's ability to work. An employment rating is based on the effects of the accepted conditions on the ability to work for remuneration. It should take into account any necessary changes or modifications to employment or the workplace.

Ratings from Table 22.5 do not confer on the veteran an earnings related benefit, but are intended to compensate for the adverse effects (other than loss of income) of unemployment, reduced employment, or diminished quality of working life.

There are only six criteria on Table 22.5.

Lifestyle Effects

Table 22.5
EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES
Ratings                Criteria
NIL                    Able to engage in usual employment.
ONE                           Able to carry out usual employment that is affected intermittently.
TWO                    Able to follow accustomed employment but difficulty is experienced in carrying out full range of occupational activities.
THREE                         Unable to follow accustomed employment without modification to workplace, provision of aids or restructuring of tasks.
FOUR                   Either unable to work full time in normal occupation, or has had to change occupation or number of hours worked, or both, because of the accepted conditions.
FIVE                   Unable to work.
                              One rating from this table is to be selected.

No age adjustment permitted for this table

CALCULATING PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT COMPENSATION

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CALCULATING PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT COMPENSATION

Section 67 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 provides that this Guide can specify how the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission is to determine the compensation payable to a person under Part 2 of that Act.

Different factors apply for any combination of impairment (no rounding up or down) and lifestyle effect (where rounding to nearest integer is allowed). Once a rating of 80 impairment points is achieved no lifestyle needs to be calculated as this rating pays the maximum weekly payment under the Act. The maximum payment is payable at 80 impairment points for all types of service.

Warlike, non-warlike and peacetime service

Table 1 is for warlike and non-warlike service.  Table 2 is for peacetime service. The factors for warlike and non-warlike service reflect a premium where impairment has resulted from that service rather than peacetime service.

The differential lessens as impairment rates over 50 points are reached. Impairment of 80 or more points attracts the same level of compensation regardless of the nature of the service that gave rise to the injury or disease.

 How to calculate a weekly compensation payment

Petty Officer Andrews is 28 when she applies for compensation.  It is determined that she has incapacity caused by an injury suffered on non-warlike service. She