Transport Accident (Prescribed Severe Injury) Regulations 2003 (Vic)

Transport Accident (Prescribed Severe Injury)

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n	S.R. No. 156/2003
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D	1.	Objectives	1
ry	2.	Authorising provision	1
3.	Severe injury	2
ta	5A.	Severe Injury	2
n	4.	Regulation 13 revoked	3

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STATUTORY RULES 2003

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n	S.R. No. 156/2003
e	Transport Accident Act 1986
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c	Transport Accident (Prescribed Severe Injury)
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ry	The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
ta	Dated: 16 December 2003
n	Responsible Minister:
e	ROB HULLS
m	Minister for WorkCover
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rl	SUDHA KASYNATHAN
a	Acting Clerk of the Executive Council
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1. Objectives

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n	The objectives of these Regulations are—
a	(a) to prescribe certain injuries to be a severe
n	injury under section 60(2B) of the
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la	(b)	to revoke regulation 13 of the Transport
is	Accident Regulations 1996.

g	2. Authorising provision
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L	These Regulations are made under section 132 of
n	the Transport Accident Act 1986.
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3. Severe injury

After regulation 5 of the Transport Accident

ts	Regulations 19961 insert—
n	'5A. Severe Injury
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(1) For the purposes of section 60(2B) of the
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o	(a) permanent blindness;
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(b) burns to not more than 50 percent of the
ry	body that cause severe disfigurement
ta	and comprise of full thickness burns—
n	(i) to the head, neck, arms or lower
e	legs; or
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rl	performing mobility,
a	communication and self care
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d	(c) a brachial plexus injury that results in
n	the loss of the use of a limb.
a	(2) In this regulation "permanent blindness"
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la	10 degrees or less of arc from central
is	fixation in the better eye irrespective of
g	corrected visual acuity; or
e	(b) a corrected visual acuity of less than
L	6/60 of the Snellen Scale in both eyes;
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ri	(c)	a combination of visual defects
to	resulting in the same degree of visual
loss as referred to in paragraph (a)
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4. Regulation 13 revoked

Regulation 13 of the Transport Accident

ts	Regulations 1996 is revoked.
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ENDNOTES

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n	1 Reg. 3: S.R. No. 164/1996 as amended by S.R. Nos 64/1999, 106/2000 and
e	31/2003.
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