republic of vanuatu
workmen’s compensation (AMENDMENT) ACT
NO. 21 OF 2013
 
Arrangement of Sections
1 Amendment 
2 Commencement 

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republic of vanuatu
Assent: 14/01/2014
Commencement: 06/05/2014

workmen’s compensation (AMENDMENT) ACT NO. 21 OF 2013

An Act to amend the Workmen’s Compensation Act [CAP 202].

Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows-

1 Amendment
The Workmen’s Compensation Act [CAP 202] is amended as set out in the Schedule.

2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it is published in the Gazette.

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SCHEDULE
AMENDMENTS OF workmen’s compensation ACT [CAP 202]

1 Clause 1 of the Schedule 
Delete “two million” substitute “eight million six hundred and forty thousand vatu”

2 Clause 3 of the Schedule 
Repeal the clause, substitute

“3. The amount payable for any of the following injuries is to be calculated as a percentage of the amount payable for total disability in accordance with the following scale, except that in no case the total amount payable is to exceed the amount payable for total disability:

Injuries	Percentage of Incapacity	
Loss of two Limbs	100	
Loss of both feet	100	
Loss of both hands or of all fingers and thumbs	100	
Total loss of sight	100	
Injuries resulting in being bedridden permanently	100	
Loss of remaining eye by one- eyed workman	100	
Loss of remaining arm by one-armed workman	100	
Loss of remaining leg by one- legged workman	100	
Very severe facial disfigurement 	100	
Loss of arm at shoulder	90	
Loss of arm between elbow and shoulder	80	
Loss of arm at elbow	70	
Loss of arm between wrist and elbow 	65	
Loss of hand at wrist	60	
Loss of four fingers and thumbs or one hand	60	
Loss of thumb (including part of a bone)	20	
Loss of four fingers	35	
One phalanx	12	
The pulp of the thumb	6	
		
Loss of an index finger (including part of a bone)	10	
Two phalanges 	8	
One phalanx	4	
The pulp of an index finger	2	
		
Loss middle finger:		
-Three phalanges	10	
-Two phalanges	8	
-One palanx	4	
-Pulp of a little finger	2	
		
Loss of ring finger:		
-Three phalanges	10	
-Two phalanges	8	
-One phalanx	4	
-Pulp of a ring finger	2	
		
Loss of little finger:		
-Three phalanges	10	
-Two phalanges	8	
-One phalanx	4	
-Pulp of little finger	2	
		
Loss of metacarpals:		
-First, or second (additional)	3	
-Third, fourth or fifth (additional)	2	
		
Loss of leg above knee resulting in s stump of less than 6 inches long	90	
Loss of leg above knee resulting in a stump more than 6 inches long	70	
Loss of leg below knee	45	
Loss of foot	40	
		
Loss of toes:		
-All of one foot	15	
-Great, both phalanges	8	
-Great, one phalanx	4	
-Other great, each part with some loss of bone	1	
		
Loss of eye:		
-Eye out	40	
-Loss of sight of eye	40	
-Loss of lens of eye	30	
-Loss of sight of, except perception of light	40	
		
Loss of hearing: 		
-Both ears	70	
-One ear	30	
		
Total loss of natural Permanent teeth:		
(1) Anterior Teeth:		
-Loss of 1, 2, or 3 teeth	4	
-Loss of 4,5 or 6 teeth	5	
-Loss of 7 or more teeth	6	
		
(2) Paterior Teeth:		
-Loss of 1 tooth	1	
-Loss of 2 to 5 teeth	2	
-Loss of 6 or 16 teeth 	4	

3 Clause 4 of the Schedule 

(a) Delete “208” substitute “288”

(b) Delete “, subject to a maximum limit of two million vatu”