Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00238:clause:1_1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00238
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 7174–8813

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                  forceful activities means tasks requiring the generation of force by the hand which:
         (a)          are equivalent to lifting or carrying loads of more than three kilograms; or
         (b)          involve lifting or carrying an object in the hand greater than one kilogram in excess of ten times per hour.
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                  relevant service means:
         (a)          eligible war service (other than operational service) under the VEA;
         (b)          defence service (other than hazardous service and British nuclear test defence service) under the VEA; or
         (c)          peacetime service under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA and VEA are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                  repetitive activities means:
         (a)          bending or twisting of the hand at least 50 times an hour; or
         (b)          carrying out the same or similar movements in the hand at least 50 times an hour.
                                  terminal event means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes the following:
         (a)           pneumonia;
         (b)           respiratory failure;
         (c)           cardiac arrest;
         (d)           circulatory failure; or
         (e)           cessation of brain function.
                                  trigger finger—see subsection 6(2).
                                  VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.