Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L01691:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L01691
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 3674–5162

9               Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, Kaposi sarcoma or death from Kaposi sarcoma is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having infection with human herpesvirus type 8 before the clinical onset of Kaposi sarcoma;
(2)          having infection with human immunodeficiency virus before the clinical onset of Kaposi sarcoma;
(3)          having non-Hodgkin lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukaemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma before the clinical onset of Kaposi sarcoma;
(4)          undergoing solid organ, stem cell or bone marrow transplantation before the clinical onset of Kaposi sarcoma;
(5)          being treated with an immunosuppressive drug:
(a)          for a continuous period of at least three months before the clinical onset of Kaposi sarcoma; and
(b)          where that exposure has ceased, the clinical onset of Kaposi sarcoma has occurred within ten years of cessation;
Note: immunosuppressive drug is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(6)          being treated with an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor:
(a)          for at least three months before the clinical onset of Kaposi sarcoma; and
(b)          where that exposure has ceased, the clinical onset of Kaposi sarcoma has occurred within ten years of cessation;
(7)          inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for Kaposi sarcoma.