Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation (Catastrophic Injury) Rules 2018 (Cth)

Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation (Catastrophic Injury) Rules 2018

I, CRAIG LAUNDY, Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation, make the following rules.

Dated 22/8/18

CRAIG LAUNDY Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation

Contents 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Application 5 Definitions 6 Conditions of a catastrophic injury 7 Catastrophic spinal cord injury 8 Catastrophic brain injury 9 Catastrophic amputation injury 10 Catastrophic burn injury 11 Catastrophic blindness injury Schedule 1—FIMTM score sheet

1 Name This instrument is the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation (Catastrophic Injury) Rules 2018.

2 Commencement This instrument commences the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

3 Authority This instrument is made under section 144 of the Act.

4 Application This instrument applies to an injury suffered by an employee whether the injury was suffered before, on, or after the commencement of this instrument.

5 Definitions In this instrument: Act means the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992. injury means an injury for which compensation is payable under the Act.

6 Conditions of a catastrophic injury For the purposes of the definition of catastrophic injury in section 3 of the Act, an injury is a catastrophic injury if one or more of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the injury is a catastrophic spinal cord injury; or (b) the injury is a catastrophic brain injury; or (c) the injury is a catastrophic amputation injury; or (d) the injury is a catastrophic burn injury; or (e) the injury is a catastrophic blindness injury.

7 Catastrophic spinal cord injury An injury is a catastrophic spinal cord injury if it is a lesion of the spinal cord or cauda equina which results in one or more of the following: (a) sensory deficit; or (b) motor deficit; or (c) bladder dysfunction; or (d) bowel dysfunction.