Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00234:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00234
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 1684–2833

7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about acute articular cartilage tear and death from acute articular cartilage tear.
Meaning of acute articular cartilage tear
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, acute articular cartilage tear:
(a)          means an injury involving tearing or damage of the articular (hyaline) cartilage of a joint resulting in a sudden onset of pain and tenderness; and
(b)          excludes chronic tears and degenerative tears of articular cartilage.
Note:  Acute articular cartilage tear may be accompanied by the following symptoms and signs occurring within the 24 hours following the injury: swelling, bruising, or loss of functional ability.
Death from acute articular cartilage tear
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, acute articular cartilage tear, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's acute articular cartilage tear.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.