Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00647:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00647
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 1702–3388

7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about dislocation of a joint and subluxation of a joint and death from dislocation of a joint and subluxation of a joint.
Meaning of dislocation of a joint and subluxation of a joint
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles:
(a)          dislocation of a joint means an episode of displacement of a joint such that there is complete loss of contact between the articulating surfaces of the bones or internal joint prosthesis; and

(b)          subluxation of a joint means an episode of displacement of a joint such that there is partial loss of contact between the articulating surfaces of the bones or internal joint prosthesis; and

(c)          dislocation of a joint and subluxation of a joint includes:

(i)            joint dissociation; and
(ii)         dislocation or subluxation at a synchondrosis, syndesmosis or an internal joint prosthesis; and
            (d)          dislocation of a joint and subluxation of a joint excludes spondylolisthesis, congenital dislocation or subluxation, recurrent dislocation or subluxation due to joint instability, and loosening or migration of an internal joint prosthesis.
Death from dislocation of a joint or subluxation of a joint
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, dislocation of a joint or subluxation of a joint, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's dislocation of a joint or subluxation of a joint.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.