Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00223:clause:1_39
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00223
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 39
Character Range: 37476–38178

39         Where a pre-existing injury results in permanent impairment, and the employee subsequently suffers an injury which results in permanent impairment to the same body part, system or function (but the subsequent injury is not an aggravation of the pre-existing injury), the permanent impairment resulting from the pre-existing injury must be disregarded when assessing the degree of permanent impairment of the employee resulting from the subsequent injury. The subsequent injury should be assessed by reference to the functional capacities of a normal healthy person. The WPI rating for the pre-existing injury and the WPI rating for the subsequent injury may be added.

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