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Volume 45, No. 23

B.C. Reg. 324/2002

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

December 17, 2002

B.C. Reg. 324/2002, deposited December 3, 2002, pursuant to the WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT [Section 25.3 (1) (a)]. Order of the Workers' Compensation Board, dated November 22, 2002.

BOARD MINUTE — NOVEMBER 22, 2002

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ADJUSTMENTS — FATALITIES

Whereas sections 25.1 and 25.3 of the Workers Compensation Act (" Act ") requires the Board to determine as of January 1, 2003, a percentage change by comparing the Consumer Price Index for October 2002 with the Consumer Price Index for April 2002 and by applying that percentage change to adjust those periodic payments of compensation referred to in

section 25.1 (3), and to adjust dollar amounts in the Act referred to in

section 25.3 (1);

And

whereas the Board is advised that the Consumer Price Index for April 2002 was 118.4 and for October 2002 was 120.5, giving a percentage change of 1.773649 per cent;

And

whereas B.C. Reg. 267/2002 amended dollar amounts described in

section 25.3 (1) as of October 4, 2002 as shown in column 1 below;

The Board hereby determines that the percentage change applicable under sections 25.1 (1) (

a) and 25.3 (1) (

a) is 1.773649 per cent;

And that all periodic payments of compensation described in

section 25.1 (3) shall be adjusted by applying that percentage change as of January 1, 2003;

And that the B.C. Reg. 156/2002 shall be repealed as of January 1, 2003;

And that all dollar amounts referred to in

section 25.3 (1) of the Act shall be adjusted by applying that percentage change as of January 1, 2003, as follows:

Column 1

Column 2

Section No.

October 4, 2002

Amended Dollar Amount

Change to

January 1, 2003

Dollar Amount

17 (3) (a) (ii) ................................

267.31

272.05

17 (3) (c) .....................................

863.79

879.11

17 (3) (d) ....................................

41 139.14

41 868.80

................................................

4 113.98

4 186.95

................................................

37 025.16

37 681.85

17 (3) (f) (iii) (B) .........................

267.31

272.05

17 (3) (g) .....................................

28 797.48

29 308.25

17 (3) (h) (i) ................................

473.09

481.48

17 (3) (h) (ii) ................................

473.09

481.48

17 (3) (i) ......................................

473.09

481.48

17 (13) ........................................

2 057.04

2 093.52

18 (1) ..........................................

357.94

364.29

................................................

111.10

113.07

SCHEDULE C ............................

863.79

879.11

And pursuant to

section 25.3 (2), all sections containing such dollar amounts shall be deemed to be amended accordingly as of January 1, 2003. — By the Board, R. W. McGINN, President.

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