Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00542:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00542
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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 11579–15386

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                               being exposed to HSV-1 or HSV-2 means:
         (a)          having direct exposure to saliva or respiratory droplets infected with HSV-1 or HSV-2; or
         (b)          having percutaneous exposure to vesicular fluid infected with HSV-1 or HSV-2; or
         (c)          having sexual contact with a person infected with HSV-1 or HSV-2; or
         (d)          having skin contact with a person infected with HSV-1 or HSV-2.
                               chapped lips means excessive dryness of the vermillion border of the lips manifested by scaling, cracking and erythema.
                               chronic renal failure means:
         (a)          having a glomerular filtration rate of less than 15 mL/min/1.73 m2 for a period of at least three months; or
         (b)          a need for renal replacement therapy (dialysis or transplantation) for treatment of complications of decreased glomerular filtration rate which would otherwise increase the risk of morbidity and mortality; or
         (c)          undergoing chronic dialysis.
                               close to the site means at or within one centimetre.
                                  eczema herpeticum means a clinical illness characterised by a dissemination of HSV infection across the skin, normally superimposed on a pre-existing, inactive or active skin disorder.
                                  herpes simplex—see subsection 7(2).
                               immunocompromised state as specified means a condition of substantially lowered immune function, such as would occur in the following conditions or circumstances:
         (a)          being infected with human immunodeficiency virus;
         (b)          being treated with an immunosuppressive drug;
         (c)          having a haematological or solid organ malignancy;
         (d)          having asplenia or a splenectomy;
         (e)          having chronic renal failure;
         (f)           having severe malnutrition;
         (g)          having a cardiopulmonary bypass procedure; or
         (h)          undergoing solid organ, stem cell or bone marrow transplantation.
        Note: chronic renal failure and immunosuppressive drug are also defined in the Schedule 1- Dictionary.
                               immunosuppressive drug means a drug or an agent which results in substantial suppression of immune responses.
        Note: Examples of an immunosuppressive drug include corticosteroids other than inhaled or topical corticosteroids, drugs used to prevent transplant rejection, tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors and chemotherapeutic agents used for the treatment of cancer.
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                  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.
Note: MRCA and VEA are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                               severe thermal burn means a burn injury caused by the application of heat to body tissue, including inhalational burn, which is of sufficient severity to warrant hospital admission as an inpatient.
                                  surgery to the face means surgery involving the face or the skin of the face, including chemical peels, dermabrasion and laser resurfacing.
                                  terminal event means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes the following:
         (a)           pneumonia;