Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1951 - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1     Compensation for permanent injuries

(see s 48 and s 51)

column 1	column 2	column 3
item	nature of injury	% of single loss amount payable
	Speech loss
1	loss of power of speech	60
	Sensory loss
2	loss of sense of taste or smell	17
3	loss of senses of taste and smell	34
	Hearing loss
4	loss of hearing of both ears	65
5	loss of hearing of 1 ear	20
	Loss of vision
6	loss of sight of both eyes	100
7	loss of sight of an only eye	100
8	loss of sight of 1 eye, together with serious diminution of the sight of the other eye	75
9	loss of sight of 1 eye	40
10	loss of binocular vision (if not otherwise compensable under this schedule)	40
11	loss of eyeball (in addition to compensation for loss of sight of the eye)	22
	Arm injuries
12	loss of right arm at or above elbow	80
13	loss of right arm below elbow	75
14	loss of left arm at or above elbow	75
15	loss of left arm below elbow	70
	Hand injuries
16	loss of right hand	70
17	loss of left hand	65
18	loss of thumb of right hand	30
19	loss of thumb of left hand	26
20	loss of a joint of thumb	16
21	loss of forefinger of right hand	21
22	loss of forefinger of left hand	18
23	loss of 2 joints of forefinger of right hand	16
24	loss of 2 joints of forefinger of left hand	12
25	loss of first joint of forefinger of right hand	10
26	loss of first joint of forefinger of left hand	9
27	loss of middle finger of either hand	12
28	loss of 2 joints of middle finger of either hand	10
29	loss of first joint of middle finger of either hand	6
30	loss of little or ring finger of either hand	11
31	loss of 2 joints of little or ring finger of either hand	9
32	loss of first joint of little or ring finger of either hand	6
	Leg injuries
33	loss of either leg at or above knee	75
34	loss of either leg below knee	70
	Foot injuries
35	loss of a foot	65
36	loss of great toe of either foot	22
37	loss of a joint of great toe of either foot	10
38	loss of any other toe	6
39	loss of any joint of any other toe	2
	Bowel injury
40	permanent loss of bowel function	65
	Loss of sexual organs etc
41	loss of sexual organs	47
42	loss of both breasts	47
43	loss of 1 breast	30
44	permanent and total loss of capacity to engage in sexual intercourse	75
	Brain damage
45	permanent brain damage if not, or not completely an injury otherwise compensable under this schedule	100
	Permanent impairment of back, neck, pelvis
46	permanent impairment of back	60
47	permanent impairment of neck	40
48	permanent impairment of pelvis	15
	Disfigurement
49	severe facial disfigurement if not, or not completely, an injury otherwise compensable under this schedule	80
50	severe bodily disfigurement if not, or not completely, an injury otherwise compensable under this schedule	50
	Disease
51	HIV infection (Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection)	100
52	AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)	100
53	imminently fatal asbestos-related disease	100