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Statement of Principles
concerning
MERKEL CELL CARCINOMA
 (Balance of Probabilities)
(No. 81 of 2024)
The Repatriation Medical Authority determines the following Statement of Principles under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

Dated 18 October 2024.

Professor Terence Campbell AM
Chairperson
by and on behalf of
The Repatriation Medical Authority

Contents
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Repeal
5 Application
6 Definitions
7 Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
8 Basis for determining the factors
9 Factors that must exist
10 Relationship to service
11 Factors referring to an injury or disease covered by another Statement of Principles
Schedule 1 - Dictionary
1 Definitions

 1.                Name
This is the Statement of Principles concerning Merkel cell carcinoma (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 81 of 2024).
 1.                Commencement
              This instrument commences on 19 November 2024.
 1.                Authority
This instrument is made under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
 1.                Repeal
The Statement of Principles concerning non-melanotic malignant neoplasm of the skin (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 8 of 2016) (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2016L00241) made under subsection 196B(3) and (8) of the VEA is repealed.
 1.                Application
This instrument applies to a claim to which section 120B of the VEA or section 339 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 applies.
 1.                Definitions
The terms defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary have the meaning given when used in this instrument.
 1.                Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
        1.           This Statement of Principles is about Merkel cell carcinoma and death from Merkel cell carcinoma.
Meaning of Merkel cell carcinoma
 1.           For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, Merkel cell carcinoma means a primary cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma;
 2.           While Merkel cell carcinoma attracts ICD‑10‑AM codes: C00.0, C00.1, C00.2, C00.6, C00.8, C00.9, C44, C51.0, C51.1, C51.2, C51.8, C51.9, C60.0, C60.1, C60.2, C60.8, C60.9, C63.2, D04, D07.1, D07.4, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of Merkel cell carcinoma is that given in subsection (2).
 3.           For subsection (3), a reference to an ICD-10-AM code is a reference to the code assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Tenth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2017, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, ISBN 978-1-76007-296-4.
Death from Merkel cell carcinoma
 1.           For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, Merkel cell carcinoma, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's Merkel cell carcinoma.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
 1.