Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01671:reg:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01671
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6
Character Range: 1436–2182

6               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about bruxism and death from bruxism.
Meaning of bruxism
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, bruxism means a disorder of jaw muscle activity characterised by repetitive, involuntary clenching or grinding of the teeth or by bracing or thrusting of the mandible, occurring during wakefulness or sleep.
Death from bruxism
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, bruxism, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's bruxism.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.