Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00629:reg:7
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7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about posterior adventitial heel bursitis and death from posterior adventitial heel bursitis.
Meaning of posterior adventitial heel bursitis
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, posterior adventitial heel bursitis:
(a)           means inflammation of the superficial retro-Achilles bursa located between the skin and the distal Achilles tendon; and
(b)           is characterised by a painful and tender swelling of the posterior aspect of the heel; and
(c)          excludes               retrocalcaneal bursitis and plantar calcaneal bursitis.
Note: plantar calcaneal bursitis is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
Death from posterior adventitial heel bursitis
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, posterior adventitial heel bursitis, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's posterior adventitial heel bursitis.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.