Hong Kong Ordinances

OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS (COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE

- CHAPTER 469

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title
   2.      Interpretation
   3.      Application to the Crown
   4.      Establishment of the Board
   5.      Functions and powers of the Board
   6.      Establishment of Occupational Deafness Compensation Fund
   7.      Government payments
   8.      Payments by the Board from the Fund
   9.      Investment of funds
   10.     Director of Audit's examination
   11.     Statements and reports to be laid on table of Legislative Council
   12.     Appointment of Medical Committee
   13.     Functions of Medical Committee
   14.     Entitlement to compensation
   15.     Application for compensation
   16.     Hearing tests, medical examinations and inquiries
   17.     Duty of claimants and failure by claimants
   18.     Diagnosis and assessment of noise-induced deafness
   19.     Referral to Medical Committee
   20.     Determination of noise-induced deafness and permanent incapacity
   21.     Determination of compensation
   22.     Refusal of application
   23.     Review of refusal by the Board
   24.     Certificate of determination of compensation, objection and review
   25.     Payment of compensation
   26.     Death of claimant
   27.     The Board to pay compensation to the Government in certain
           circumstances
   27A.    Determination of application upon withdrawal
   27B.    Reimbursement of expenses in relation to hearing assistive devices
   27C.    Limits of reimbursement of expenses
   27D.    Application for reimbursement of expenses
   27E.    Determination of application
   27F.    Review of determination
   27G.    Payment of reimbursement of expenses
   27H.    Death of applicant
   28.     Appeal
   29.     Damages under common law and other enactments
   30.     Offence
   30A.    Priority of payment
   31.     (Repealed 5 of 1998 s. 15)
   32.     Compensation or reimbursement of expenses not to be assigned, charged
           or attached
   33.     Financial Secretary may charge fees
   34.     Protection of members, etc. of Board and Medical Committee
   35.     Evidence by certificate
   36.     Designations by the Board
   37.     Regulations by Chief Executive in Council
   38.     Forms
   39.     Amendment of Schedules
   40.     (Omitted as spent)
   41.     (Omitted as spent)
   42.     (Omitted as spent)
   43.     (Omitted as spent)
   44.     (Omitted as spent)
   45.     (Omitted as spent)
   46.     (Omitted as spent)
   47.     (Omitted as spent)
   48.     Transitional
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4
           SCHEDULE 5
           SCHEDULE 6
           SCHEDULE 7


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