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Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) (Catastrophic Injury) Rules 2018
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Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) (Catastrophic Injury) Rules 2018
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An injury is a catastrophic brain injury if the injury results in an impairment of cognitive, physical or psychosocial functions and it results in:
(a) one or more of the following:
(i) a period of post traumatic amnesia of at least 7 days;
(ii) a significant brain imaging abnormality;
(iii) a score for the Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) tool of less than 25; or
(b) damage to the brain similar in effect and severity to that referred to in subparagraph (a)(i), (ii) or (iii).