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[Severity] Serious Injury or Illness - (Notifiable to Comcare and reportable to Defence) WHS ACT - Section 35-36 [Definition] 
Section 36 of the WHS Act sets out that a serious injury or illness of a person is an injury or illness requiring the person to have: immediate treatment as an in-patient in a hospital immediate treatment for the amputation of any part of his or her body a serious head injury a serious eye injury a serious burn; the separation of his or her skin from an underlying tissue (such as de-gloving or scalping) a spinal injury the loss of a bodily function serious lacerations medical treatment within 48 hours of exposure to a substance the following prescribed illnesses: any infection to which the carrying out of work is a significant contributing factor, and the infection can be reliably attributable to carrying out work: that involves providing treatment or care of a person that involves contact with human blood or body substances that involves handling or contact with animals, animal hides, skins, wool or hair, animal carcasses or animal waste products the following occupational zoonoses contracted in the course of work involving the handling or contact with animals, animal hides, skins, wool or hair, animal carcasses or animal waste products: Q fever Anthrax Leptospirosis Brucellosis Hendra Virus Avian influenza Psittacosis. In the case of a serious injury or illness it does not matter whether a person actually received treatment, just that the injury or illness could reasonably be considered to warrant such treatment. Refer to the section on interpretation of terms for further information and examples. The Work Health and Safety Regulations (the Regulations) may include or exclude other injuries or illnesses as ‘serious injuries or illnesses’ for the purposes of section 36 of the WHS Act.
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