Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00928:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00928
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 3411–5618

7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about allergic contact dermatitis and death from allergic contact dermatitis.
Meaning of allergic contact dermatitis
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, allergic contact dermatitis:
(a)          means inflammation of an area of the skin from exposure to an allergen that has been applied to the same area of skin; and
(b)          is a cell-mediated delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction due to contact with a substance to which the individual has previously been sensitised;
(c)          includes allergic contact dermatitis that is due to cutaneous exposure from airborne allergens; and
(d)          excludes:
(i)            atopic dermatitis (eczema);
(ii)         irritant contact dermatitis;
(iii)       local skin hypersensitivity associated with metal implants;
(iv)        photocontact dermatitis;
(v)          systemic allergic dermatitis; and
(vi)        urticaria.
Note: Allergic contact dermatitis typically presents as an eczema like rash on skin exposed to the allergen, including the skin of the lips (allergic contact cheilitis), around the mouth and the eyelids.
(3)          While allergic contact dermatitis attracts ICD‑10‑AM code L23, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of allergic contact dermatitis is that given in subsection (2).
(4)          For subsection (3), a reference to an ICD-10-AM code is a reference to the code assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Tenth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2017, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, ISBN 978-1-76007-296-4.
Death from allergic contact dermatitis
(5)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, allergic contact dermatitis, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's allergic contact dermatitis.
            Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.