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7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about bronchiectasis and death from bronchiectasis.
Meaning of bronchiectasis
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, bronchiectasis means:
(a)          an acquired lung disease with permanent and irreversible, abnormal dilatation of bronchi and bronchioles; and
(b)          excludes congenital bronchiectasis, and bronchiectasis associated with cystic fibrosis, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, common variable immune deficiency and other genetic disorders.
Death from bronchiectasis
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, bronchiectasis, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's bronchiectasis.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.