Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00652:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00652
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 1701–3014

7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about sudden unexplained death.
Meaning of sudden unexplained death
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, sudden unexplained death:
(a)          means death without evidence of disease or injury which could account for the death, and within 24 hours of first onset of symptoms or signs; and
(b)          includes death delayed beyond 24 hours because of life support by mechanical devices.
               Note: In cases of sudden unexplained death there will be a final death certificate to the effect that a cause of death cannot be determined.
(3)          While sudden unexplained death attracts ICD‑10‑AM code R96, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of sudden unexplained death is that given in subsection (2).
(4)          For subsection (3), a reference to an ICD-10-AM code is a reference to the code assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Tenth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2017, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, ISBN 978-1-76007-296-4.