Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00920:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00920
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 1589–2482

7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about familial adenomatous polyposis and death from familial adenomatous polyposis.
Meaning of familial adenomatous polyposis
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, familial adenomatous polyposis means an inherited autosomal dominant syndrome caused by germ-line mutation of the adenomatous polyposis coli gene, characterised by the formation of more than 100 colorectal adenomas.
Death from familial adenomatous polyposis
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, familial adenomatous polyposis, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's familial adenomatous polyposis.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.