New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

MOTOR ACCIDENT INJURIES REGULATION 2017 - REG 4

4 Meaning of "threshold injury", section 1.6(4) of the Act

(1) An injury to a spinal nerve root that manifests in neurological signs (other than radiculopathy) is included as a soft tissue injury for the purposes of the Act.

(2) Each of the following injuries is included as a threshold injury for the purposes of the Act--

(a) acute stress disorder,

(b) adjustment disorder.

Note : See section 1.6 (5) of the Act in relation to the making of Motor Accident Guidelines for or with respect to the assessment of whether an injury is a threshold injury.

(3) In this clause
"acute stress disorder" and
"adjustment disorder" have the same meanings as in the document entitled Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) , published by the American Psychiatric Association in May 2013.