Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00044:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00044
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 3341–4546

7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about cut, stab, abrasion and laceration and death from cut, stab, abrasion and laceration.
Meaning of cut, stab, abrasion and laceration
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, cut, stab, abrasion and laceration means:
(a)          an injury that interrupts the continuity of the epidermis or other external tissue and causes a wound. The wound may or may not penetrate to the subcutaneous tissues and underlying structures; and
(b)          includes friction burns; and
(c)          excludes wounds that were caused by:
(i)                 gunshot;
(ii)              missile;
(iii)            explosive device or fragment thereof; or
(iv)            burns other than friction burns.
Death from cut, stab, abrasion or laceration
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, cut, stab, abrasion or laceration, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's cut, stab, abrasion or laceration.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.