Western Australian Current Regulations

MOTOR VEHICLE AND WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS (CATASTROPHIC INJURIES) REGULATIONS 2016 - REG 18

18 .         Functional independence assessments

        (1)         In this regulation —

        functional independence assessment means an assessment conducted using the FIM ^TM or WeeFIM ^® .

        (2)         When determining an injured person’s eligibility for participation in the CISS, the Commission is not required to consider a functional independence assessment in respect of the injured person unless it is conducted —

            (a)         by a person who, in the opinion of the Commission, is appropriately qualified to use the FIM ^TM or WeeFIM ^® , as the case requires; and

            (b)         within one month before the day on which the injured person’s CISS application is made or within one month after that day.