Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00028:reg:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00028
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6
Character Range: 1453–2619

6               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about hyperacusis and death from hyperacusis.
Meaning of hyperacusis
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, hyperacusis:
(a)          means a disorder of sound tolerance or perception in which there is increased sensitivity or decreased tolerance to certain everyday sounds at levels that would not disturb most individuals; and
(b)           causes significant distress and impairment in social, occupational, recreational, and other day-to-day activities; and
(c)           must have persisted for at least three months.
            Note 1: The sounds may be perceived as uncomfortably loud, unpleasant, frightening or painful.
            Note 2: Sounds generated within the body may also cause hyperacusis.
Death from hyperacusis
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, hyperacusis, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's hyperacusis.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.