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Details: F2018L01188
- F2018L01188
No. 87 of 2018 Determinations/Veterans' Entitlements as made
This determination amends various Statements of Principles to ensure they each contain consistent definitions of the terms "category 1B stressor", "eyewitness" and "corpse".
Date of repeal 25 Sep 2018
Veterans' Entitlements (Statements of Principles—Category 1B Stressor) Amendment Determination 2018
(No. 87 of 2018)
The Repatriation Medical Authority makes the following determination.
4 Schedule...................................................................................................................................... 3
Schedule 1 — Amendments....................................................................................... 4
Part 1—Amendments of clause 9 of certain Statements of Principles........................................ 4
Part 2—Amendments of clause 1 of Schedule 1 to certain Statements of Principles............... 6
Part 3—Amendments of clause 1 of Schedule 1 to certain Statements of Principles............... 8
This instrument is the Veterans' Entitlements (Statements of Principles—Category 1B Stressor) Amendment Determination 2018 (No. 87 of 2018).
This instrument commences on 24 September 2018.
This instrument is made under section 196B of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
Each instrument that is specified in Parts 1, 2 or 3 of the Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Part concerned, and any other item in Parts 1, 2 or 3 of the Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Part 1—Amendments of clause 9 of certain Statements of Principles
1. Amendments of definitions
In clause 9 of the Statements of Principles to be amended as listed in paragraph 2 of this Part:
(a) Omit the definition of "a category 1B stressor" and substitute the following:
(b) Omit the definition of "an eyewitness" and substitute the following:
"an eyewitness" means a person who experiences an incident first-hand and can give direct evidence of it. This excludes persons exposed only to public broadcasting or mass media coverage of the incident;
(c) Insert the following definition of "a corpse" in alphabetical order:
Note: Examples of a violent or horrific death may include death due to suicide, gunshot, improvised explosive devices, natural and technological disasters, terrorist attacks or motor vehicle accidents. Seeing a closed body bag or viewing a body in an open-casket coffin is excluded from this definition.
2. Statements of Principles to be amended:
Name of Statement of Principles
Federal Register of Legislation No.
Statement of Principles concerning acute stress disorder No. 41 of 2014
F2014L00469
Statement of Principles concerning anxiety disorder No. 102 of 2014, as amended
F2016C00973
Statement of Principles concerning anxiety disorder No. 103 of 2014, as amended
F2016C00974
Statement of Principles concerning cerebrovascular accident No. 65 of 2015, as amended
F2017C00874
Statement of Principles concerning chronic multisymptom illness No. 55 of 2014
F2014L00524
Statement of Principles concerning gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer No. 61 of 2015, as amended
F2017C00762
Statement of Principles concerning gingivitis No. 45 of 2013
F2013L01121
F2013L01124
F2012L00449
Statement of Principles concerning multiple sclerosis No. 100 of 2011, as amended
F2017C00837
F2011L01738
Statement of Principles concerning posttraumatic stress disorder No. 82 of 2014
F2014L01144
Statement of Principles concerning posttraumatic stress disorder No. 83 of 2014
F2014L01145
F2012L00938
Part 2—Amendments of clause 1 of Schedule 1 to certain Statements of Principles
In clause 1 of Schedule 1 to the Statements of Principles to be amended as listed in paragraph 2 of this Part:
(a) Omit the definition of category 1B stressor and substitute the following:
Note: eyewitness and corpse are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(b) Omit the definition of eyewitness and substitute the following:
eyewitness means a person who experiences an incident first-hand and can give direct evidence of it. This excludes persons exposed only to public broadcasting or mass media coverage of the incident.
(c) Insert the following definition of corpse in alphabetical order:
Statement of Principles concerning adjustment disorder (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 23 of 2016)
F2016L00269
Statement of Principles concerning adjustment disorder (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 24 of 2016)
F2016L00270
Statement of Principles concerning cardiomyopathy (No. 85 of 2015), as amended
F2017C00845
Statement of Principles concerning cardiomyopathy (No. 86 of 2015), as amended
F2017C00844
Statement of Principles concerning depressive disorder (No. 83 of 2015), as amended
F2016C00271
Statement of Principles concerning depressive disorder (No. 84 of 2015), as amended
F2016C00273
Statement of Principles concerning eating disorder (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 13 of 2016)
F2016L00261
Statement of Principles concerning eating disorder (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 14 of 2016)
F2016L00264
Statement of Principles concerning female sexual dysfunction (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 95 of 2016)
F2016L01677
Statement of Principles concerning ischaemic heart disease (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 1 of 2016), as amended
F2017C00851
Statement of Principles concerning ischaemic heart disease (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 2 of 2016), as amended
F2017C00852
Statement of Principles concerning schizophrenia (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 83 of 2016)
F2016L01682
Statement of Principles concerning schizophrenia (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 84 of 2016)
F2016L01685
Statement of Principles concerning suicide and attempted suicide (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 65 of 2016), as amended
F2018C00189
Statement of Principles concerning suicide and attempted suicide (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 66 of 2016), as amended
F2018C00152
Part 3—Amendments of clause 1 of Schedule 1 to certain Statements of Principles
(b) Insert the following definition of corpse in alphabetical order:
Statement of Principles concerning alcohol use disorder (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 48 of 2017)
F2017L01045
Statement of Principles concerning personality disorder (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 17 of 2018)
F2018L00205
Statement of Principles concerning personality disorder (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 18 of 2018)
F2018L00208
Statement of Principles concerning substance use disorder (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 59 of 2017)
F2017L01444
Statement of Principles concerning substance use disorder (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 60 of 2017)
F2017L01445