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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 6741–9791

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                  being obese means:
         (a)          having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater; or
         (b)          for males, having a waist circumference exceeding 102 centimetres; or
         (c)          for females, having a waist circumference exceeding 88 centimetres.
Note: BMI is also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                  BMI means W/H2 where:
         (a)          W is the person's weight in kilograms; and
         (b)          H is the person's height in metres.
                                  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; or
         (b)          a serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol level greater than 4.0 mmol/L; or
         (c)          a serum triglyceride level greater than or equal to 2.0 mmol/L; or
         (d)          a total serum cholesterol level greater than 5.5 mmol/L; or
         (e)          the regular administration of drug therapy to normalise blood lipid levels.
                                  hyperuricaemia means a serum uric acid level of at least 0.40 mmo/L.
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                  rapid weight loss means reduction of body mass by at least 20 percent, within a continuous period of no more than 6 months.
        Note: Situations which can be associated with rapid weight loss and protein-calorie malnutrition include anorexia nervosa, acute starvation and surgery causing significant diarrhoea or malabsorption (for example, extensive small bowel resection and pancreaticoduodenectomy).
                                  relevant service means:
         (a)          operational service under the VEA;
         (b)          peacekeeping service under the VEA;
         (c)          hazardous service under the VEA;
         (d)          British nuclear test defence service under the VEA;
         (e)          warlike service under the MRCA; or
         (f)           non-warlike service under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA and VEA are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                  steatohepatitis—see subsection 7(2).
                                  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.
                                  total parenteral nutrition means a total nutrient admixture providing calories, amino acids, electrolytes, fluids, minerals, trace elements and vitamins, by the intravenous route.
                                  VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.