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STAKEHOLDER QUESTIONNAIRE AND SUMMARY OF RESPONSESi) If yes to (g), should the time limit be extended if thereare circumstances beyond a worker’s or employer’scontrol that stop them from being prepared for an appealshearing within the time limit?j) Should there be a time limit on when the AppealsTribunal must make a decision and complete its reportafter a hearing(s) is completed?Yes = 83No = 8Yes = 92No = 0k) If yes to (j), how long? 2 Weeks = 191 Month = 312 Months = 183 Months = 14More than 3 Months and less than 6 Months = 1118. There is no time limit on how quickly the WCB must act on a decision of the Appeals Tribunal.a) Should the WCB have to implement a decision of theAppeals Tribunal within a certain period of time?Yes = 97No = 1b) If yes to (a), how long? Less than 1 Month =351 Month = 242 Months = 73 Months = 22More than 3 Months = 7c) If the Appeals Tribunal filed its decision with a law courtin the NWT or Nunavut would this help to ensure theWCB followed decisions of the Appeals Tribunal?Yes = 62No = 24Compensation19. Workers who are hurt on the job and have to miss work without pay for a short time get money as compensation from the WCB.Paying compensation when a worker cannot be at work because of their injury, and is not being paid by their employer, is called a “wageloss” approach. The way compensation is paid is different when an injured worker is permanently disabled because of an injury on the jobor has an ongoing illness because of their work. Then the money is paid as a permanent pension and is based on the worker’s disability orillness. In other words, ongoing pensions are based on a “disability or impairment” approach. The amount of an injured worker’s wages isonly one of the factors used in deciding how much the permanent compensation (the pension) will be.Appendix C Page C12 of C33WCB Legislative Review Panel Report December, 2001