189Serious injury or illness—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 14

189 Serious injury or illness—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 14

189 Serious injury or illness—the WHS (MPS) Act, s 14

For the WHS (MPS) Act, section 14(b), each of the following is prescribed as a serious injury or illness of a person—

(a) an injury or illness requiring the person to have immediate treatment as an in-patient in a hospital,

(b) an injury or illness requiring the person to have immediate treatment for one or more of the following—

(i) the amputation of a part of the person’s body,

(ii) a serious head injury,

(iii) a serious eye injury,

(iv) a serious burn,

(v) the separation of the person’s skin from an underlying tissue, such as degloving or scalping,

(vi) a spinal injury,

(vii) the loss of a bodily function,

(viii) serious lacerations,

(c) an injury or illness requiring the person to have medical treatment within 48 hours of exposure to a substance,

(d) a fracture to a person’s bone other than a bone in the person’s hand or foot, including a finger or toe,

(e) a condition prescribed as a serious illness for the purposes of the WHS Act, section 36.