Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION REGULATION 2014 - REG 117F

117F Eligibility criteria for the amputation of more than 1 limb or parts of different limbs

(1) The eligibility criteria for the amputation of more than 1 limb or parts of different limbs are—

(a) the amputations involve the loss of 50% or more of the length of each of the worker’s tibias; or

(b) both of the worker’s upper limbs are amputated at or above the first metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb and index finger of each hand; or

(c) the amputations involve—

(i) the loss of 50% or more of the length of 1 of the worker’s tibias; and

(ii) 1 of the worker’s upper limbs being amputated at or above the first metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb and index finger of the same hand.

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

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

(b) if X-rays of the tibia are not available—comparing the length of the tibia of the amputated leg with the length of the contralateral tibia; or

(c) if the length of the contralateral tibia can not be determined—using the estimated knee height based on overall height before the amputation.