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MOTOR ACCIDENT INJURIES AMENDMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 30 OF 2023) - SECT 70

Section 239 (3)

substitute

    (3)     For this section, a person has been assessed as having a WPI of at least 10% as a result of the accident if—

        (a)     if separate WPI reports assess the person's physical injuries and psychological injuries—the higher WPI assessment assesses the person's WPI as at least 10%; or

        (b)     if only 1 WPI report assesses the person's WPI—the person's WPI assessment assesses the person's WPI as at least 10%.

Note     If an injured person has physical and psychological injuries, a WPI assessment of a physical injury may take into account a secondary psychological injury (see s 150 (4)).



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