Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00743:clause:1_1:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00743
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 34004–36930

high altitude, radiation from occupation-related sources and radiation from nuclear explosions or accidents.
dyslipidaemia means persistently abnormal blood lipid levels, diagnosed by a medical practitioner and evidenced by:
(a) a serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol level less than 1.0 mmol/L;
(b) a serum low density lipoprotein level greater than 4.0 mmol/L;
(c) a serum triglyceride level greater than 2.0 mmol/L; or
(d) a total serum cholesterol level greater than 5.5 mmol/L;
exposed to second-hand smoke means having been in an enclosed space and inhaling smoke from burning tobacco products or smoke that has been exhaled by another person who is smoking.
heat stroke means central nervous system and multiple organ dysfunction from complications of hyperthermia.
hormone replacement therapy means administration of estrogen preparations often in combination with progestogen, usually to offset a hormone deficiency following surgically induced or naturally occurring menopause.
hypertensive emergency or crisis, also known as malignant hypertension, means a sudden and severe increase in blood pressure to a diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 110 mm Hg or a systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 180 mm Hg, or of a sufficient degree to cause acute impairment to one or more organ systems.
intracerebral haemorrhage means bleeding within the ventricles or parenchyma of the cerebrum, diencephalon, brain stem or cerebellum, including haemorrhagic transformation of cerebral ischaemia.
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, or 1.0 kcal/kg of body weight per hour, or resting metabolic rate.
MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drug means any of a large chemically heterogeneous group of drugs that inhibit cyclooxygenase activity, resulting in decreased synthesis of prostaglandin and thromboxane precursors from arachidonic acid. In addition to anti-inflammatory actions, they have analgesic, antipyretic, and platelet inhibitory actions.
one pack-year means the amount of tobacco consumed in smoking 20 cigarettes per day for a period of 1 year, or an equivalent amount of tobacco products.
Note 1: An equivalent amount of tobacco products is 7,300 grams of smoking tobacco by weight, either in cigarettes, pipe tobacco or cigars, or a combination of same. For pipe tobacco, cigars or combinations of multiple tobacco types, 1 gram of tobacco is considered to be equal to one cigarette.
Note 2: Pack-years are calculated by dividing the number of cigarettes smoked per day by 20 and multiplying this number by the number of years the person has smoked. For example, smoking 10 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 5 pack-years, and smoking 40 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 20 pack-years.
polluted air  means air with