Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00223:clause:1_11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00223
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 11
Character Range: 23257–24154

11         Whole person impairment is the methodology used in this Guide in accordance with section 42 of the Seafarers Act and is therefore the methodology by which the degree of permanent impairment of an employee resulting from an injury is expressed as a percentage. While the employee's impairment resulting from a particular injury is to be assessed against criteria in this Guide by reference to the functional capacities of a normal healthy person, the degree of permanent impairment of that employee resulting from that particular injury may be assessed as:
      a)      0% if there is no increase in the employee's whole person impairment when assessed in accordance with this Guide; or
      b)      less than the threshold for compensation under section 39 of the Act even if there is an increase in the employee's whole person impairment when assessed in accordance with this Guide.