6.2.9.1 IB compensation tables - claims made before 10 December 2009
Compensation for claims for Impairment Benefits made before 10 December 2009 where the first impairment assessment attended for that claim was before 10 December 2009.
Compensation table for physical impairment
Amounts in this table are indexed using movements in the Consumer Price Index (CPI Consumer Price Index).
Note: Since the CPI between the December 1996 and December 1997 quarters decreased, the levels of compensation for 1997/98 and 1998/99 injuries remain the same.
Following legislative changes in December 2003 the formulas for calculating non-economic loss in respect of permanent impairment have been amended. Some amounts of compensation for non-economic loss have been increased in certain circumstances. To convert whole person physical impairment to an IB Impairment Benefits rating in accordance with legislative amendments for injuries on or after 3 December 2003 – see: Table of modification to degrees of impairment
Percentages marked * relate to the worker’s impairment benefit rating where the whole person impairment assessment has been made in accordance with Chapter 3 of the AMA Guides.
To view claims made before 10 December 2009 see:
Injuries from 1 July 2007 - 9 December 2009
Injuries from 3 December 2003 - 30 June 2007
Injuries from 12 November 1997 - 2 December 2003
To view claims made on or after 10 December 2009 see: IB compensation tables - claims made on or after 10 December 2009
Compensation table for psychiatric impairment
Amounts in this table are indexed using movements in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Note: Since the CPI between the December 1996 and December 1997 quarters decreased, the levels of compensation for 1997/98 and 1998/99 injuries remain the same.
To view claims made before 10 December 2009 see:
Injuries from 1 July 2004 - 9 December 2009
Injuries from 12 November 1997 - 30 June 2004
To view claims made on or after 10 December 2009 see: IB compensation tables - claims made on or after 10 December 2009
Compensation table for hearing loss
Since the Consumer price Index (CPI) between the December 1996 and December 1997 quarters decreased, the levels of compensation for 1997/98 and 1998/99 injuries remain the same.
Note: Impairment entitlements are indexed annually by CPI. Total loss entitlements are indexed annually by average weekly earnings (AWE Average Weekly Earnings).
To view claims made before 10 December 2009 see:
Hearing loss NAL% - benefits on or after 03/12/2003 - 09/12/2009
Hearing loss NAL% - benefits between 12/11/1997 - 02/12/2003
Total loss of hearing
If the worker is assessed by the medical examiner as suffering total loss of hearing, compensation must be paid under no disadvantage compensation table as follows:
| Deemed date of injury | Compensation for total loss of hearing |
|---|---|
| 2009/10 | $159,930 |
| 2008/09 | $154,150 |
| 2007/08 | $149,030 |
| 2006/07 | $147,120 |
| 2005/06 | $141,650 |
| 2004/05 | $139,360 |
| 2003/04 | $129,150 |
| 2002/03 | $120,480 |
| 2001/02 | $114,010 |
| 2000/01 | $110,960 |
| 1999/2000 | $109,430 |
| 1998/99 | $109,100 |
| 1997/98 | $104,904 |
To view claims made on or after 10 December 2009 - see: IB compensation tables - claims made on or after 10 December 2009
Maximum amounts for more than one injury
The amounts below are for claims for Impairment benefits made before 9 December 2009.
If the worker suffers more than one of the injuries mentioned in the no disadvantage compensation table, they are not entitled to receive a maximum amount greater than the following, for the appropriate date of injury:
| Deemed date of injury | Maximum compensation for multiple injuries |
|---|---|
| 2009/10 | $246,020 |
| 2008/09 | $237,130 |
| 2007/08 | $229,250 |
| 2006/07 | $226,320 |
| 2005/06 | $217,910 |
| 2004/05 | $214,390 |
| 2003/04 | $198,680 |
| 2002/03 | $185,350 |
| 2001/02 | $175,400 |
| 2000/01 | $170,700 |
| 1999/2000 | $168,350 |
| 1998/99 | $167,850 |
| 1997/98 | $161,390 |
To view claims made on or after 10 December 2009 see: IB compensation tables - claims made on or after 10 December 2009
Summary of legislated formulas
To view claims made before 10 December 2009 see:
Injuries from 1 July 2008 - 9 December 2009
Injuries from 1 July 2005 - 30 June 2008
Injuries from 1 July 2003 - 30 June 2004
Injuries from 12 November 1997 - 30 June 2003
To view claims made on or after 10 December 2009 see: IB compensation tables - claims made on or after 10 December 2009