Western Australia
Workers’ Compensation Reform Act 2004
Western Australia
Workers’ Compensation Reform Act 2004
CONTENTS
Part 1 — Preliminary
| 1. | Short title | 2 |
| 2. | Commencement | 2 |
| Part 2 — Amendments to the |
Workers’ Compensation and
Rehabilitation Act 1981
| 3. | The Act amended | 3 |
| 4. | Long title amended | 3 |
| 5. | Section 1 amended | 3 |
| 6. | Section 3 amended | 4 |
| 7. | Section 4 amended | 4 |
| 8. | Section 5 amended | 4 |
| 9. | Section 7 amended | 11 |
| 10. | Section 10A replaced | 12 |
| 10A. | Working directors | 12 |
| 11. | Section 12 amended | 12 |
| 12. | Heading to Part III Division 1 replaced | 13 |
| Division 1 — Injury: general | ||
| 13. | Section 22 amended | 13 |
| 14. | Heading to Part III Division 2 replaced | 13 |
| Division 2 — Discontinued regime for lump sum |
payments for specified injuries
| 15. | Section 24 amended | 13 |
| 16. | Section 24A amended | 14 |
| 17. | Section 24B amended | 14 |
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| 18. | Section 26 amended | 15 |
| 19. | Section 28 amended | 15 |
| 20. | Section 31 amended | 15 |
| 21. | Part III Division 2A inserted | 15 |
| Division 2A — New regime for lump sum payments |
for specified injuries
| 31A. | Application of Division | 15 |
| 31B. | Degree of permanent impairment | 16 |
| 31C. | Compensation for impairments mentioned | |
| in Schedule 2 | 16 | |
| 31D. | Schedule 2 impairment assessment | 17 |
| 31E. | Lump sum compensation for noise | |
| induced hearing loss | 18 | |
| 31F. | Lump sum compensation for AIDS | 20 |
| 31G. | Subsequent injuries | 21 |
| 31H. | Election under section 31C or 31E | 22 |
| 31I. | Effect of election | 23 |
| 31J. | Limit on compensation of worker electing | 24 |
| 31K. | Compensation payable before election | 25 |
| 22. | Heading to Part III Division 3 replaced | 25 |
| Division 3 — Injury: specified industrial diseases | ||
| 23. | Section 32 amended | 25 |
| 24. | Section 33 amended | 25 |
| 25. | Section 34 amended | 26 |
| 26. | Section 35 amended | 26 |
| 27. | Section 37 amended | 26 |
| 28. | Section 38 amended | 26 |
| 29. | Section 39 amended | 27 |
| 30. | Section 40 replaced | 27 |
40. Interpretation of this Division in cases of
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| 31. | Section 41 amended | 27 |
| 32. | Section 43 amended | 28 |
| 33. | Section 44 amended | 28 |
| 34. | Section 47 amended | 28 |
| 35. | Section 48 amended | 29 |
| 36. | Heading to Part III Division 4 replaced | 29 |
| Division 4 — Injury: specified losses of functions | ||
| 37. | Section 49 replaced | 30 |
49. Injury occurs when loss of function
renders worker less able to earn full
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| 38. | Section 53 amended | 30 |
| 39. | Section 54 amended | 30 |
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| 40. | Section 57 amended | 30 |
| 41. | Section 57A amended | 31 |
| 42. | Section 57B amended | 32 |
| 43. | Section 57BA inserted | 33 |
| 57BA. | Notices under sections 57A and 57B | 33 |
| 44. | Section 57C amended | 36 |
| 45. | Section 58 amended | 36 |
| 46. | Section 59 amended | 37 |
| 47. | Section 60 amended | 38 |
| 48. | Section 61 amended | 38 |
| 49. | Section 62 amended | 40 |
| 50. | Section 63 amended | 41 |
| 51. | Section 64 amended | 41 |
| 52. | Section 65 amended | 42 |
| 53. | Section 66 amended | 42 |
| 54. | Section 66A inserted | 43 |
| 66A. | Additional medical examinations | 43 |
| 55. | Section 67 amended | 43 |
| 56. | Section 70… |