Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00890:reg:9:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00890
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 11464–14534

of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder;
            Note: one pack-year is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(19)      where smoking has permanently ceased before the clinical worsening of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder:
(a)          having smoked at least five pack-years of tobacco products; or
(b)          having smoked at least one pack-year but less than five pack-years of tobacco products, and the clinical worsening of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder has occurred within 20 years of smoking cessation;
             Note: one pack-year is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(20)      where exposure to second-hand smoke has not permanently ceased, being exposed to second-hand smoke for at least 1,000 hours before the clinical worsening of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder;
            Note: being exposed to second-hand smoke is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(21)      where exposure to second-hand smoke has permanently ceased before the clinical worsening of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder:
(a)          being exposed to second-hand smoke for at least 5,000 hours; or
(b)          being exposed to second-hand smoke for at least 1,000 hours but less than 5,000 hours, and the clinical worsening of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder has occurred within five years of the last exposure to second-hand smoke;
             Note: being exposed to second-hand smoke is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(22)      having hyperhomocysteinaemia before the clinical worsening of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder;
(23)      an inability to consume an average of at least 100 grams per day of any combination of fruit and vegetables, for at least five consecutive years within the 20 years before the clinical worsening of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder;
(24)      having infection with human immunodeficiency virus at the time of the clinical worsening of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder;
(25)      having infection of the affected part of the aorta with a bacterial or fungal organism before the clinical worsening of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder;
            Note: Examples of organisms which can cause an aortic aneurysm include Staphylococcus species, Salmonella species, Streptococcus pneumonia, Treponema pallidum (the organism that causes syphilis), and species belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (the organism that causes tuberculosis).
(26)      having autoimmune aortitis or vasculitis before the clinical worsening of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder;
            Note: Examples of autoimmune diseases that may cause aortitis or vasculitis include giant cell arteritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Behcet disease, reactive arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
(27)      having trauma to the affected part of the aorta before the clinical worsening of aortic aneurysm or an aortic wall disorder;
(28)      taking a fluoroquinolone antibiotic in the three months before the