Legislation Update: Safety, Rehabilitation and
Compensation (Catastrophic Injury) Rules 2018.
Key Points:
A "catastrophic injury" for the purposes of the
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth)
(the SRC Act) is now defined in the Safety,
Rehabilitation and Compensation (Catastrophic Injury) Rules
2018 (Cth) (the Rules).
Definition of "catastrophic
Injury":
Section 4(1) of the SRC Act defines a "catastrophic
injury" as an injury which satisfies the criteria set out in
the Rules. As of 23 August 2018, an injury will be classified as a
catastrophic injury where it meets the criteria for any of the
following:
- catastrophic spinal cord injury;
- catastrophic brain injury;
