Victorian Current Acts

ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 1985 - SCHEDULE 3B

Schedule 3B—No Disadvantage—Compensation Table

Section 98E

TABLE

Injury	Total Losses— Minimum Compensation Payable for Total Loss $
Total loss of the sight of both eyes	252 250
Total loss of the sight of an only eye	252 250
Loss of both hands	252 250
Loss of both feet	252 250
Loss of a hand and a foot	252 250
Total loss of the right arm or of the greater part of the right arm	201 800
Total loss of the left arm or of the greater part of the left arm	189 180
Total loss of the right hand or of five fingers of the right hand, or of the lower part of the right arm	176 550
Total loss of the left hand or of five fingers of the left hand, or of the lower part of the left arm	163 980
Total loss of a leg	189 180
Total loss of a foot	163 980
Total loss of the lower part of the leg	176 550
Total loss of the sight of one eye, together with the serious diminution of the sight of the other eye	189 180
Total loss of hearing	163 980
Total loss of the sight of one eye	100 880
Loss of binocular vision	100 880
Loss of eyeball (in addition to compensation for loss of sight of an eye)	55 500
Total loss of power of speech	151 350
Total loss of sense of taste or smell	42 890
Total loss of senses of both taste and smell	85 770
Total loss of male sexual organs	118 570
Total loss of penis	118 570
Total loss of one testicle	25 200
Total loss of two testicles or an only testicle	118 570
Total loss of female sexual organs	118 570
Total loss of both breasts	118 570
Total loss of one breast	75 660
Total loss of the thumb of the right hand	75 660
Total loss of the thumb of the left hand	65 590
Total loss of the forefinger of the right hand	53 000
Total loss of the forefinger of the left hand	45 390
Total loss of two joints of the forefinger of the right hand	40 350
Total loss of two joints of the forefinger of the left hand	30 260
Total loss of a joint of the thumb	40 350
Total loss of the first joint of the forefinger of the right hand	25 200
Total loss of the first joint of the forefinger of the left hand	22 710
Total loss of the first joint of the middle or little or ring finger of either hand	15 120
Total loss of the middle finger of either hand	30 260
Total loss of the little or ring finger of either hand	27 770
Total loss of two joints of the middle finger of either hand	25 200
Total loss of two joints of the little or ring finger of either hand	22 710
Total loss of the great toe of either foot	55 500
Total loss of a joint of the great toe of either foot	25 200
Total loss of any other toe	15 120
Total loss of a joint of any other toe	5050
Quadriplegia	252 250
Paraplegia	252 250
Total impairment of the spine	252 250

For the purposes of this Table—

        (a)     the total loss of a limb, hand, foot, finger, thumb, toe or joint or any part thereof is deemed to include the permanent total loss of the use of such limb, hand, foot, finger, thumb, toe, joint or part;

        (b)     where a worker habitually uses the left hand and arm to perform work usually performed by a worker with the right hand and the arm, the compensation payable for the loss of such left arm or the greater part of the arm or for the total loss of the left hand or of five fingers thereof or of the lower part of that arm or of a finger or part of a finger of the left hand is such amount as would have been payable for a similar loss in respect of the right arm or the part or parts thereof, but in any such case the compensation for the loss of the right arm or the greater part of that arm or for the total loss of the right hand or of five fingers thereof or of the lower part of that arm or of a finger or part of a finger of the right hand is such amount as would have been payable for a similar loss in respect of the left arm or the part or parts thereof if the worker did not habitually use the left hand and arm to perform work usually performed by a worker with the right hand and arm.

Note

Amounts are indexed to the year in which the injury occurred.

Sch. 4 inserted by No. 9/2010 s. 127, repealed by No. 67/2013 s. 646.

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Sch. 5 inserted by No. 9/2010 s. 127, amended by No. 80/2010 s. 84, repealed by No. 67/2013 s. 646.

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Sch. 6 inserted by No. 80/2010 s. 130, amended by Nos 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 2.8), 27/2012 s. 8, repealed by No. 67/2013 s. 646.

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