5Definitions

5 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988.

catastrophic amputation injury, see section 9.

catastrophic blindness injury, see section 11.

catastrophic brain injury, see section 8.

catastrophic burn injury, see section 10.

catastrophic injury, see subsection 4(1) of the Act.

catastrophic nerve injury, see section 7.

employee, see subsection 4(1) of the Act.

FIMTM score sheet is the Functional Independence Measure score sheet which is a basic indicator of severity of functional limitation, being the version of the document as it exists on the day of commencement of this instrument and published by the Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre.

Note: The FIMTM score sheet is available at: https://ahsri.uow.edu.au/aroc/whatisfim/index.html by opening the page and clicking on the excel diagram under the heading “AN-SNAP Calculator With Benchmarks”.

injury means an injury in respect of which compensation is payable under the Act.

Note: Under paragraph 5A(1)(a) of the Act, an injury includes a disease suffered by an employee. For disease, see subsection 5B(1) of the Act.

Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) tool is a common cognitive screening or assessment tool used in clinical practices, being the version of the document as it exists on the day of commencement of this instrument and published by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority.

Note : The Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) tool is available at: https://www.ihpa.gov.au/what-we-do/standardised-mini-mental-state-examination-smmse by opening the page and clicking on the heading “Standard Mini-Mental Examination (SMMSE) tool”.