Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00886:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00886
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 1583–2622

7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about labral tear and death from labral tear.
Meaning of labral tear
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, labral tear means:
(a)          an injury involving tearing of the fibrocartilaginous rim of the hip or shoulder joint resulting in local pain and tenderness, with or without accompanying symptoms and signs of popping, clicking, catching, instability or reduced range of motion; and
(b)           excludes degenerative tears of the labrum associated with osteoarthritis of the relevant joint, and acetabular labral tears associated with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome.
Death from labral tear
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, labral tear, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's labral tear.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.