Western Australian Current Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SCHEDULE 2

[s. 24]

        [Heading inserted: No. 42 of 2004 s. 142(1); amended: No. 19 of 2010 s. 4.]

Part 1

        [Heading inserted: No. 42 of 2004 s. 142(1).]

Column 1 Item         Nature of injury or impairment	Column 2 Ratio which the sum payable herein bears to the prescribed amount.
	%

EYES
1.         Total loss of sight of both eyes ..............................	100
2.         Total loss of sight of an only eye ...........................	100
3.         Total loss of sight of one eye .................................	50
4.         Total loss of sight of one eye and serious diminution of the sight of the other eye ................	75
5.         Loss of binocular vision .........................................	50
HEARING
6.         Total loss of hearing ..............................................	75
SPEECH
7.         Total loss of power of speech ................................	75
BODY AND MENTAL
8.         Permanent and incurable loss of mental capacity resulting in total inability to work .........................	100
9.         Total and incurable paralysis of the limbs or of mental powers .......................................................	100
SENSORY
10.         Total loss of sense of taste and smell .....................	50
11.         Total loss of taste ...................................................	25
12.         Total loss of smell ..................................................	25
ARM
13.         Loss of arm at or above elbow ...............................	90
14.         Loss of arm below elbow .......................................	80
HAND
15.         Loss of both hands .................................................	100
16.         Loss of a hand and foot ..........................................	100
17.         Loss of hand or thumb and 4 fingers .....................	80
18.         Loss of thumb ........................................................	35
19.         Loss of forefinger ...................................................	17
20.         Loss of middle finger .............................................	13
21.         Loss of ring finger ..................................................	9
22.         Loss of little finger .................................................	6
23.         Total loss of movement of joint of thumb .............	17
24.         Total loss of distal phalanx of thumb .....................	20
25.         Total loss of portion of terminal segment of thumb involving one-third of its flexor surface without loss of distal phalanx ................................	15
26.         Total loss of distal phalanx of forefinger ...............	10
27.         Total loss of distal phalanx of
— middle finger ....................................................	8
— ring finger ........................................................	6
— little finger ........................................................	4
27A.         Total loss of distal phalanx of each finger of the same hand (not including the thumb) in one accident .................................................................	31
LEG
28.         Loss of leg at or above knee ..................................	70
29.         Loss of leg below knee ..........................................	65
FEET
30.         Loss of both feet ....................................................	100
31.         Loss of foot ............................................................	65
32.         Loss of great toe .....................................................	20
33.         Loss of any other toe ..............................................	8
34.         Loss of 2 phalanges of any other toe .....................	5
35.         Loss of phalanx of great toe ...................................	8
36.         Loss of phalanx of any other toe ............................	4
BACKS, NECK AND PELVIS 36A.         Permanent loss of the full efficient use of the back (including thoracic and lumbar spine)....................	60
36B.         Permanent loss of the full efficient use of the neck (including cervical spine) ......................................	40
36C.         Permanent loss of the full efficient use of the pelvis .....................................................................	15
MISCELLANEOUS
37.         Loss of genitals ......................................................	50
38.         Severe facial scarring or disfigurement to a maximum of ..........................................................	80
39.         Severe bodily, other than facial, scarring or disfigurement to a maximum of ............................	50

        [Part 1 amended: No. 44 of 1985 s. 42; No. 48 of 1993 s. 20; No. 34 of 1999 s. 54; No. 42 of 2004 s. 142(2).]

Part 2

        [Heading inserted: No. 42 of 2004 s. 142(3).]

Column 1 Item         Nature of injury or impairment	Column 2 Ratio which the sum payable herein bears to the prescribed amount.

		%
	EYES
40.	Impairment of sight of both eyes .........................	100
41.	Impairment of sight of an only eye ......................	100
42.	Impairment of sight of one eye ............................	50
43.	Impairment of binocular vision ............................	50
	HEARING
44.	Impairment of hearing .........................................	75
	SPEECH
45.	Impairment of power of speech ...........................	75
	BODY AND MENTAL
46.	Impairment of mental capacity ............................	100
47.	Impairment of spinal cord function .....................	100
	SENSORY
48.	Impairment of sense of taste and smell ................	50
49.	Impairment of sense of taste ................................	25
50.	Impairment of sense of smell ...............................	25
	ARM
51.	Impairment of arm at or above elbow ..................	90
52.	Impairment of arm below elbow ..........................	80
	HAND
53.	Impairment of both hands ....................................	100
54.	Impairment of hand and foot ...............................	100
55.	Impairment of hand or thumb and 4 fingers ........	80
56.	Impairment of thumb ...........................................	35
57.	Impairment of forefinger .....................................	17
58.	Impairment of middle finger ................................	13
59.	Impairment of ring finger ....................................	9
60.	Impairment of little finger ....................................	6
61.	Impairment of movement of joint of thumb.........	17
62.	Impairment of distal phalanx of thumb ................	20
63.	Impairment of portion of terminal segment of thumb involving one-third of its flexor surface without loss of distal phalanx ..............................	15
64.	Impairment of distal phalanx of forefinger ..........	10
65.	Impairment of distal phalanx of — middle finger .................................................. — ring finger ...................................................... — little finger ......................................................	8         6         4
66.	Impairment of distal phalanx of each finger of the same hand (not including the thumb) in one accident ...............................................................	31
	LEG
67.	Impairment of leg at or above knee .....................	70
68.	Impairment of leg below knee .............................	65
	FEET
69.	Impairment of both feet .......................................	100
70.	Impairment of foot ...............................................	65
71.	Impairment of great toe ........................................	20
72.	Impairment of any other toe .................................	8
73.	Impairment of 2 phalanges of any other toe ........	5
74.	Impairment of phalanx of great toe ......................	8
75.	Impairment of phalanx of any other toe ...............	4
	BACK, NECK AND PELVIS
76.	Impairment of the back (thoracic spine or lumbar spine or both) .......................................................	75
77.	Impairment of the neck (including cervical spine) ....................................................................	55
78.	Impairment of the pelvis ......................................	30
	MISCELLANEOUS
79.	Impairment of genitals .........................................	50
80.	Impairment from facial scarring or disfigurement .......................................................	80
81.	Impairment from bodily, other than facial, scarring or disfigurement .....................................	50
82.	AIDS ....................................................................	100

        [Part 2 inserted: No. 42 of 2004 s. 142(3).]