Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00673:reg:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00673
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6
Character Range: 3565–4879

6               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about female sexual dysfunction and death from female sexual dysfunction.
Meaning of female sexual dysfunction
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, female sexual dysfunction means:
(a)          a clinically significant problem occurring during the female sexual response cycle that prevents the individual from experiencing satisfaction from sexual activity, where the problem has persisted for at least six months; and
(b)          includes female sexual interest/arousal disorder, genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder and female orgasmic disorder; and
(c)          excludes hyperactive sexual desire disorder and persistent genital arousal disorder.
Note: female orgasmic disorder, female sexual interest/arousal disorder and genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder are defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
Death from female sexual dysfunction
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, female sexual dysfunction, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's female sexual dysfunction.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.