SOI report—injury has significant occupational impact
213 SOI report—injury has significant occupational impact
This section applies if—
a relevant insurer refers an injured person to an authorised IME provider for an SOI assessment; and
the authorised IME provider arranges for an independent medical examiner or independent assessor to carry out an SOI assessment of the person; and
an SOI report from the independent medical examiner or independent assessor confirms the person’s injury has a significant occupational impact on the person’s ability to undertake employment.
The injured person—
is taken to have a WPI of 10% for this Act; and
is entitled to make a motor accident claim in relation to the motor accident.
Subsection (2) does not prevent a person mentioned in that subsection from reviving a quality of life benefits application.
The relevant insurer for the motor accident must, within 14 days after receiving the SOI report, give the injured person a written notice—
including a copy of the report and the WPI report, if any; and
stating that—
the person is taken to have a WPI of 10% for this Act; and
the person is entitled to make a motor accident claim in relation to the motor accident.
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