Cap 469 OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS (COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE

Chapter Number and Title of Enactment

Chapter:

469

Title:

OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS (COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE

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Table of contents of enactment:

	Cap 469	Long title
	Cap 469 Part I	PRELIMINARY
	Cap 469 s 1	Short title
	Cap 469 s 2	Interpretation
	Cap 469 s 3	Application to the Crown
	Cap 469 Part II	OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS COMPENSATION BOARD
	Cap 469 s 4	Establishment of the Board
	Cap 469 s 5	Functions and powers of the Board
	Cap 469 Part III	FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
	Cap 469 s 6	Establishment of Occupational Deafness Compensation Fund
	Cap 469 s 7	Government payments
	Cap 469 s 8	Payments by the Board from the Fund
	Cap 469 s 9	Investment of funds
	Cap 469 s 10	Director of Audit's examination
	Cap 469 s 11	Statements and reports to be laid on table of Legislative Council
	Cap 469 Part IV	OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS MEDICAL COMMITTEE
	Cap 469 s 12	Appointment of Medical Committee
	Cap 469 s 13	Functions of Medical Committee
	Cap 469 Part V	ENTITLEMENT TO AND APPLICATIONS FOR COMPENSATION
	Cap 469 s 14	Entitlement to compensation for the first time*
	Cap 469 s 14A	Entitlement to further compensation for additional permanent incapacity resulting from noise-induced deafness
	Cap 469 s 15	Application for compensation
	Cap 469 Part VI	ASSESSMENT OF NOISE-INDUCED DEAFNESS AND DETERMINATION OF PERMANENT INCAPACITY
	Cap 469 s 16	Hearing tests, medical examinations and inquiries
	Cap 469 s 17	Duty of claimants and failure by claimants
	Cap 469 s 18	Diagnosis and assessment of noise-induced deafness
	Cap 469 s 19	Referral to Medical Committee
	Cap 469 s 20	Determination of noise-induced deafness, permanent incapacity and additional permanent incapacity*
	Cap 469 Part VII	DETERMINATION AND PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION
	Cap 469 s 21	Determination of compensation for permanent incapacity and additional permanent incapacity
	Cap 469 s 22	Refusal of application
	Cap 469 s 23	Review of refusal by the Board
	Cap 469 s 24	Certificate of determination of compensation, objection and review
	Cap 469 s 25	Payment of compensation
	Cap 469 s 26	Death of claimant
	Cap 469 s 27	The Board to pay compensation to the Government in certain circumstances
	Cap 469 s 27A	Determination of application upon withdrawal
	Cap 469 Part VIIA	DIRECT PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES IN RELATION TO HEARING ASSISTIVE DEVICES#*
	Cap 469 s 27B	Direct payment of expenses or reimbursement of expenses in relation to hearing assistive devices*
	Cap 469 s 27C	Limits of direct payment of expenses and reimbursement of expenses
	Cap 469 s 27D	Application for direct payment of expenses or reimbursement of expenses*
	Cap 469 s 27E	Determination of application
	Cap 469 s 27F	Review of determination
	Cap 469 s 27G	Direct payment of expenses and reimbursement of expenses*
	Cap 469 s 27H	Death of applicant
	Cap 469 Part VIII	LEGAL MATTERS
	Cap 469 s 28	Appeal
	Cap 469 s 29	Damages under common law and other enactments
	Cap 469 Part IX	MISCELLANEOUS
	Cap 469 s 30	Offence
	Cap 469 s 30A	Priority of payment
	Cap 469 s 31	(Repealed 5 of 1998 s. 15)
	Cap 469 s 32	Compensation, direct payment of expenses or reimbursement of expenses not to be assigned, charged or attached*
	Cap 469 s 33	Financial Secretary may charge fees
	Cap 469 s 34	Protection of members, etc. of Board and Medical Committee
	Cap 469 s 35	Evidence by certificate
	Cap 469 s 36	Designations by the Board
	Cap 469 s 37	Regulations by Chief Executive in Council
	Cap 469 s 38	Forms
	Cap 469 s 39	Amendment of Schedules
	Cap 469 s 40	(Omitted as spent)
	Cap 469 s 41	(Omitted as spent)
	Cap 469 s 42	(Omitted as spent)
	Cap 469 s 43	(Omitted as spent)
	Cap 469 s 44	(Omitted as spent)
	Cap 469 s 45	(Omitted as spent)
	Cap 469 s 46	(Omitted as spent)
	Cap 469 s 47	(Omitted as spent)
	Cap 469 s 48	Transitional
	Cap 469 Sched 1	PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE BOARD AND MEMBERS THEREOF
	Cap 469 Sched 2	PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE MEDICAL COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS THEREOF
	Cap 469 Sched 3	NOISY OCCUPATIONS
	Cap 469 Sched 4	PERCENTAGE OF PERMANENT INCAPACITY BY REFERENCE TO NOISE-INDUCED DEAFNESS
	Cap 469 Sched 5	Amount of Compensation
	Cap 469 Sched 6	Hearing Assistive Device
	Cap 469 Sched 7	Limits of Direct Payment of Expenses and Reimbursement of Expenses*

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