Section 7.21 — Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW)

(1) The assessment of the degree of permanent impairment of an injured person for the purposes of this Act is to be made in accordance with the Motor Accident Guidelines. The assessed degree of permanent impairment is to be expressed as a percentage.
(2) Impairments that result from more than one injury arising out of the same motor accident are to be assessed together to assess the degree of permanent impairment of the injured person.
(3) In assessing the degree of permanent impairment, regard must not be had to any psychiatric or psychological injury, impairment or symptoms, unless the assessment of the degree of permanent impairment is made solely with respect to the result of a psychiatric or psychological injury.
(4) A medical assessor may decline to make an assessment of the degree of permanent impairment of an injured person until the assessor is satisfied that the impairment caused by the injury has become permanent.

Related sections

• s 7.18 — Application of Division to treatment and care needs covered by Lifetime Care and Support Scheme
• s 7.19 — Internal review required before medical assessment
• s 7.20 — Medical assessment procedures
• s 7.22 — Interim assessment of permanent impairment
• s 7.23 — Status of medical assessments
• s 7.24 — Further medical assessment after initial medical assessment

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