Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00223:clause:1_24
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00223
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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 24
Character Range: 28393–28945

24         In the Seafarers Act, 'impairment' means 'the loss, the loss of the use, or the damage or malfunction, of any part of the body or of the whole or part of any bodily system or function' (subsection 3(1)). The term relates to the health status of an individual and includes anatomical loss, anatomical abnormality, physiological abnormality, and psychological abnormality. The degree of impairment is assessed by reference to the impact of that loss, damage or malfunction by reference to the functional capacities of a normal healthy person.