Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01493:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01493
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 1630–3072

7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about concussion and death from concussion.
Meaning of concussion
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, concussion:
(a)          means a mild traumatic brain injury resulting from the transfer of kinetic energy to the brain from external physical forces, which is manifested by a temporary disturbance in neurological function that does not meet the criteria for moderate to severe traumatic brain injury; and
(b)          excludes injury from radiation, electricity, heat and surgery.
Note: This Statement of Principles applies to concussion only.  Trauma to the brain can cause other diseases or injuries, and these are covered by a range of other Statements of Principles in which trauma to the brain (variously worded) is listed as a risk factor.  The relevant Statements of Principles include but are not limited to: accommodation disorder, anosmia, arachnoid cyst, dementia pugilistica, epilepsy, epileptic seizure, hypopituitarism, narcolepsy, schizophrenia and subdural haematoma.
Death from concussion
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, concussion, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's concussion.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.