DPI amount for multiple injuries
3 DPI amount for multiple injuries
This section prescribes the DPI amount if the worker—
has sustained multiple injuries from 1 event; and
receives a notice of assessment for the worker’s physical injury and another notice of assessment for the worker’s psychological injury.
The worker is only entitled to 1 payment for the DPI amount, being the amount stated in section 2, column 2 opposite the DPI—
stated in section 2, column 1; and
that is the higher of the DPI percentages stated in the notices.
However, subsection (4) applies if—
a worker is paid the DPI amount based on a notice of assessment for an injury; and
the worker later receives a second notice of assessment for a different type of injury; and
the second notice of assessment states a DPI that is higher than the DPI stated in the first notice of assessment but is not more than 5%.
The worker is entitled to another payment for the DPI amount, being the amount that is stated in section 2, column 2 opposite the DPI —
stated in section 2, column 1; and
that is equal to the difference between the DPI percentages stated in the notices.
Example of DPI amount if subsection (4) applies—
A worker with a DPI of 3% is paid a DPI amount of $18,894 for a physical injury. The worker later receives a notice of assessment stating a DPI of 5% for a psychological injury. The worker is entitled to be paid an additional DPI amount of $12,596 for the difference of 2% between the DPI percentages.
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