Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00346:reg:24:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00346
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 24 (pt 5/8)
Character Range: 31349–34498

conduct
LD     Loss of documents
LE     Legal expense coverage (disciplinary enquiries, investigations, inquests and the like)
ME     Medication
MI     Misleading and/or deceptive advice/conduct (specifically section(s) of federal Trade Practices Act, state Fair Trading Acts and the like)
OR     Other
PM     Project management
PR     Procedural
SE     Services other than specified above
SH     Sexual harassment
SI     Supervision / inspection
APRA   Claim Type – Professional Risk (Table 5)
Code
TE     Testing
TR     Treatment
UD     Unfair dismissal

16. Body Functions or Structures Affected (Table 6)

Code the most significant body function or structure affecting the claimant as known at the end of the reporting period, for all claims involving bodily injury where claim item 14 (General Nature of Loss) contains a bodily injury component i.e. B, L, X or Z.

APRA Code   Body Functions or Structures Affected
C           Cardiovascular, Haematological, Immunological and Respiratory
D           Death
E           Digestive, Metabolic and Endocrine Systems
G           Genitourinary and Reproductive
M           Mental or Nervous System
N           Neuro-musculoskeletal and Movement-Related
P           Sensory, Pain, Eye, Ear and Related Structures
S           Skin and Related Structures
V           Voice and Speech

17. Severity of loss (Table 7)

Code the severity of the loss underlying the claim for all claims involving bodily injury where claim item 14 (General Nature of Loss) contains a bodily injury component i.e. B, L, X or Z.

APRA   Severity of loss
code
L1     Minor or mild injury to soft tissue; minor lacerations; bruising; minor psychological harm
L2     Minor or simple fractures; larger lacerations
M1     Moderate injury usually involving nerve or tissue damage; major psychological harm
M2     Serious injury involving loss of tissue, internal bleeding, ruptured tissue or organs; serious and permanent psychological damage
S1     Major injury involving brain injury likely to lead to permanent impairment
S2     Major injury involving spinal cord injury likely to lead to permanent impairment
S3     Quadriplegia
S4     Paraplegia
S5     Other major injury leading to a disability that is likely to permanently reduce the earning capacity or activity in the community of the claimant

18. Litigation Status (Table 8)

Extent to which case has proceeded through the legal system.

APRA   Litigation Status
Code
O      Claim is not litigated
N      Plaintiff does not have legal representation
U      Plaintiff has legal representation but the claim has not been resolved.
L      Plaintiff has obtained legal advice but settlement was reached by negotiation (whether court proceedings were commenced or subsequent to a judgement but before an appeal court determination)
V      Case was settled by court judgement (whether lower court or appeal court) and defendant
       paid judgement amount (i.e. either case was not appealed or appeal was not upheld)
W      Plaintiff has legal representation and elects to withdraw the claim.
X      Plaintiff has legal representation, but the case is not awarded in