Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION REGULATION 2014 - REG 117E

117E Eligibility criterion for the amputation of a leg through or above the femur

(1) The eligibility criterion for the amputation of a leg through or above the femur is that the amputation involves the loss of 65% or more of the length of the femur.

(2) For subsection (1) , the percentage of the length of the femur lost must be worked out by—

(a) comparing the length of the femur before and after the amputation using X-rays taken before and after the amputation; or

(b) if X-rays of the femur are not available—comparing the length of the femur of the amputated leg with the length of the contralateral femur.

(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the eligibility criterion in subsection (1) may be satisfied even if the worker suffers from a personal injury that is the amputation of more than 1 limb or parts of different limbs.