Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C00383:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C00383
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 12240–15973

1               Definitions
  In this instrument:
                               abnormality of kidney structure or function means:
         (a)          having a glomerular filtration rate of less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2; or
         (b)          having kidney damage, as evidenced by renal biopsy, imaging studies, albuminuria, urinary sediment abnormalities or other markers of abnormal renal function; or
         (c)          having had a kidney transplant.
                                  antiplatelet agent means a pharmacological agent that blocks platelet adhesion or aggregation, including aspirin, clopidogrel, dipyridamole, monoclonal antibodies and peptides.
                                  being obese means having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater.
     Note: BMI is also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                               BMI means W/H2 and where:
W is the person's weight in kilograms; and
H is the person's height in metres.
                                  chronic kidney disease means an abnormality of kidney structure or function that has been present for at least three months.
        Note: abnormality of kidney structure or function is also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                  diverticular disease of the colon—see subsection 7(2).
                                  fibre in food means complex carbohydrates of plant origin consumed as vegetables, fruits or cereals which resist digestion by gastrointestinal enzymes in the gastrointestinal tract, and include plant cell walls and non-starch polysaccharides from sources other than cell walls, including cellulose and pectins.
 immunosuppressive drug means a drug or an agent which results in substantial suppression of immune responses.

         Note:   Examples of an immunosuppressive drug include:
            (a)             chemotherapeutic agents used for the treatment of cancer;
            (b)            corticosteroids, other than inhaled or topical corticosteroids;
            (c)             drugs used to prevent transplant rejection;
            (d)            tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors; and
            (e)             interleukin-6 inhibitors.
                                  MET means a unit of measurement of the level of physical exertion.  1 MET = 3.5 ml of oxygen/kg of body weight per minute, 1.0 kcal/kg of body weight per hour or resting metabolic rate.
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                  pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products means a calculation of consumption where one pack-year of cigarettes equals 20 tailor-made cigarettes per day for a period of one calendar year, or 7 300 cigarettes.  One tailor-made cigarette approximates one gram of tobacco or one gram of cigar or pipe tobacco by weight.  One pack-year of tailor-made cigarettes equates to 7.3 kilograms of smoking tobacco by weight.  Tobacco products mean cigarettes, pipe tobacco or cigars, smoked alone or in any combination.
                                  relevant service means:
         (a)          eligible war service (other than operational service) under the VEA;
         (b)          defence service (other than hazardous service and British nuclear test defence service) under the VEA; or
         (c)          peacetime service under the MRCA.
                                  terminal event means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes the following:
         (a)           pneumonia;
         (b)           respiratory failure;
         (c)           cardiac arrest;
         (d)           circulatory failure;