---
title: "Assemble a permanent impairment lump-sum claim"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/assemble-a-permanent-impairment-lump-sum-claim"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-WC20261023-4"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Assemble a permanent impairment lump-sum claim

> From the injury dates, the body systems and any earlier assessment the lawyer marks, using a firm-controlled tool, list the lump-sum gate, the one-assessment rule and the documents still missing.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/assemble-a-permanent-impairment-lump-sum-claim  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-25

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the injury dates, the body systems and any earlier assessment the lawyer marks, using a firm-controlled tool, list the lump-sum gate, the one-assessment rule and the documents still missing. Do not calculate the dollar amount or choose the injuries to claim. |
| What the lawyer must review | Decide which impairments are claimed and whether a further assessment is still open. Apply that state's threshold, and do not combine a physical and a psychological score unless the page says to. Check exempt workers and dust or coal claims before using the ordinary threshold. Health and wage records stay in a firm-controlled tool. Apply ASCR r 9, APP 11, and the notifiable-breach test. |
| Written for / versions | 3 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

The lawyer checks the output against the file and the linked sources before it is used or sent.

- What the AI does: From the injury dates, the body systems and any earlier assessment the lawyer marks, using a firm-controlled tool, list the lump-sum gate, the one-assessment rule and the documents still missing. Do not calculate the dollar amount or choose the injuries to claim.
- What the lawyer does: Decide which impairments are claimed and whether a further assessment is still open. Apply that state's threshold, and do not combine a physical and a psychological score unless the page says to. Check exempt workers and dust or coal claims before using the ordinary threshold. Health and wage records stay in a firm-controlled tool. Apply ASCR r 9, APP 11, and the notifiable-breach test.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in statutory workers compensation
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much the lawyer must check on every file.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Record any earlier assessment and what it was paid for before treating a further claim as open.
2. Keep primary psychological impairment separate from physical impairment unless the opened page says to combine them.
3. Do not calculate the dollar figure. The regulation or the benefits guide table in force on the day is the lawyer's check.
4. Mark an exempt worker, a coal miner or a dust-disease claim before applying the ordinary New South Wales threshold.

## Notes

- This is the statutory lump sum. It is not the common-law damages gateway.
- The SIRA guide's narrative says 'over 10 per cent' and Table 34 says 11 per cent for a physical injury. Report both and do not smooth them into a different figure.
- If health or wage records leave the firm-controlled tool, decide whether a Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) breach is notifiable.

## Sources

- [WorkSafe Victoria: permanent impairment benefit](https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/permanent-impairment-benefit) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [WorkSafe Victoria claims manual: hearing loss claims policy](https://www1.worksafe.vic.gov.au/vwa/claimsmanual/Claims%20Manual/6-specialised-payments/6.2_Impairment_Benefits/6.2.6%20Hearing%20loss/6.2.6.4%20Hearing%20loss%20claims%20policy.htm) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [WorkSafe Queensland: lump sum payments](https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/workers-compensation/compensation-claims/payments-and-support/lump-sum-payments) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [WorkCover Queensland: lump sum payments for permanent impairment](https://www.workcoverqld.com.au/claims-and-payments/payments/lump-sum-payments-for-permanent-impairment) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2025 (Qld)](https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/sl-2025-0116) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [SIRA: workers compensation benefits guide](https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/resources-library/workers-compensation-resources/publications/workers-and-claims/workers-compensation-benefits-guide) (checked 2026-10-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Material for a Victorian WorkSafe Medical Panel](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/victorian-worksafe-medical-panel-material.md) | Letter | Yellow | Index and statutory questions for a Medical Panel under the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013, for an impairment dispute or a court referral. |
| [Material for a Queensland Medical Assessment Tribunal](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/queensland-medical-assessment-tribunal-material.md) | Letter | Yellow | Worker's index of documents for an insurer's referral to a Medical Assessment Tribunal, with the exchange times and the permanent-impairment questions the Act states. |
| [Index for a NSW Personal Injury Commission medical assessment](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/nsw-pic-medical-assessment-bundle.md) | Letter | Yellow | Working index and list of matters for a Personal Injury Commission medical assessment, in the workers compensation or motor accidents division, not a letter to the assessor. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [New South Wales](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/assemble-a-permanent-impairment-lump-sum-claim/new-south-wales.md) | Yellow |
| [Queensland](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/assemble-a-permanent-impairment-lump-sum-claim/queensland.md) | Yellow |
| [Victoria](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/assemble-a-permanent-impairment-lump-sum-claim/victoria.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*