Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00870:reg:9:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00870
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 5583–8522

9               Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must as a minimum exist before it can be said that a reasonable hypothesis has been raised connecting acquired cataract or death from acquired cataract with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having sunlight exposure to the eye for at least 2 250 hours while in a tropical area, or having equivalent sunlight exposure in other latitude zones, before the clinical onset of acquired cataract;
Note: equivalent sunlight exposure in other latitude zones and tropical area are defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(2)          smoking at least five pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products, before the clinical onset of acquired cataract;
Note: pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(3)          having diabetes mellitus before the clinical onset of acquired cataract;
(4)          having received a cumulative equivalent dose of at least 0.2 sievert of ionising radiation to the affected eye before the clinical onset of acquired cataract;
Note: cumulative equivalent dose is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(5)          having physical trauma to the affected eye within the 20 years before the clinical onset of acquired cataract;
Note: physical trauma is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(6)          having a severe thermal or chemical burn to the affected eye before the clinical onset of acquired cataract;
Note: severe thermal or chemical burn is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(7)          having an electrical injury within the five years before the clinical onset of acquired cataract;
(8)          being treated with a drug as specified before the clinical onset of acquired cataract;
Note: being treated with a drug as specified is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(9)          being treated with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or a serotonin and noradrenaline (norepinephrine) reuptake inhibitor for the six months before the clinical onset of acquired cataract;
(10)      taking an antimalarial agent for a consecutive period of at least six months before the clinical onset of acquired cataract;
(11)      being treated with an oral, topical or inhalational corticosteroid as specified within the ten years before the clinical onset of acquired cataract;
Note: being treated with an oral, topical or inhalational corticosteroid as specified is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(12)      having uveitis or iridocyclitis of the affected eye before the clinical onset of acquired cataract;
(13)      being overweight or obese for at least five years within the ten years before the clinical onset of acquired cataract;
Note:  being overweight or obese is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(14)      for cortical and subcapsular cataract only, having