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22         For injuries suffered by employees after 1 October 2001, pursuant to subsection 25(5) of the SRC Act, if the injury results in a permanent impairment that is a hearing loss, there may be a further amount of compensation payable if there is a subsequent increase in the binaural hearing loss of 5% or more. In those cases:
      a)      Section 7.1 (Hearing loss) of this Guide provides that the percentage of binaural hearing loss is converted to a WPI rating by dividing the percentage of binaural hearing loss by 2; and
      b)      consequently, the threshold for additional compensation under section 25 of the SRC Act for an injury resulting in a permanent impairment that is a hearing loss is 2.5% WPI under this Guide.