Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00630:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00630
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 10087–13451

1               Definitions
  In this instrument:
                                  adjustment disorder—see subsection 7(2).
                                  being exposed to repeated or extreme aversive details of severe traumatic events means witnessing a person suffering real, severe, traumatic events (for example, first responders collecting human remains, police officers repeatedly exposed to details of child abuse or drone operators viewing planned strikes) or repeatedly listening to a person's account of their exposure to severe traumatic events.  This definition includes media exposure of the traumatic event (for example, electronic media, television images or photographs) where viewing these images is a work requirement.
                                  category 1A stressor means one of the following severe traumatic events:
(a)          experiencing a life-threatening event;
(b)          being subject to a serious physical attack or assault including rape and sexual molestation; or
(c)          being threatened with a weapon, being held captive, being kidnapped, or being tortured.
                                  category 1B stressor means one of the following severe traumatic events:
(a)          killing or maiming a person;
(b)          being an eyewitness to a person being killed or critically injured;
(c)          being an eyewitness to atrocities inflicted on another person;
(d)          participating in the clearance of a corpse or a critically injured casualty; or
(e)          viewing a corpse or a critically injured casualty as an eyewitness.
            Note: corpse and eyewitness are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                  category 2 stressor means one of the following negative life events, the effects of which are chronic in nature and cause the person to feel on-going distress, concern or worry:
(a)          being socially isolated and unable to maintain friendships or family relationships, due to physical location, language barriers, disability, or medical or psychiatric illness;
(b)          experiencing a problem with a long-term relationship including the break-up of a close personal relationship, the need for marital or relationship counselling, marital separation, or divorce;
(c)          having concerns in the work or school environment including on-going disharmony with fellow work or school colleagues, perceived lack of social support within the work or school environment, perceived lack of control over tasks performed and stressful workloads, or experiencing bullying in the workplace or school environment;
(d)          experiencing serious legal issues including being detained or held in custody, on-going involvement with the police concerning violations of the law, or court appearances associated with personal legal problems;
(e)          having severe financial hardship including loss of employment, long periods of unemployment, foreclosure on a property or bankruptcy;
(f)           having a family member or significant other experience a major deterioration in their health; or
(g)          being a full-time caregiver to a family member or significant other with a severe physical, mental or developmental disability.
     corpse means the human remains or body parts of one or more persons who have met a violent or horrific death.