Hong Kong Ordinances

EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE - SECT 16D

Employees' Compensation (Ordinary Assessment) Boards

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

(1) The Commissioner shall for the purposes of this section appoint one or
more boards to be known as Employees' Compensation (Ordinary Assessment)
Boards.

(2) An Ordinary Assessment Board shall consist of-

   (a)  2 persons each of whom shall be a registered medical  practitioner, a
        registered Chinese medicine practitioner or a registered  dentist; and
        (Amended 16 of 2006 s. 17)

   (b)  a Senior Labour Officer or a Labour Officer. (Amended 31 of 1985 s. 5)

(3) A member of an Ordinary Assessment Board shall hold office on such terms
and for such period as the Commissioner may determine.

(4) The Commissioner may refer to an Ordinary Assessment Board any claim for
compensation for an injury to an employee of which he has notice if in the
opinion of the Commissioner such injury is likely to result in permanent total
or partial incapacity.

(5) In respect of a claim referred to it under subsection (4), an
Ordinary Assessment Board shall-

   (a)  subject to subsection (6), assess the percentage of the loss of
        earning capacity permanently caused by the injury in accordance with
        this Ordinance; and

   (b)  assess the period of absence from duty necessary as a result of the
        injury. (Replaced 63 of 1992 s. 8)

(6) Where it appears to an Ordinary Assessment Board that a claim referred to
it under subsection (4) is one to which section 9(1A) applies, it shall refer
the claim to a Special Assessment Board.

(7) A decision of an Ordinary Assessment Board, if not unanimous, shall be
that of the majority of the members thereof.

(8) Subject to this section, the procedure of an Ordinary  Assessment Board
shall be such as the Commissioner may determine. (Added 76 of 1982 s. 14)