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loss, the loss of the use, or the damage or malfunction, of any part of the person's body, of any bodily system or function, or of any part of such a system or function.

impairment rating means a measure of the degree of medical impairment on a scale of 0 to 100.

injury means any physical or mental injury (including the recurrence of a physical or mental injury) but does not include:

        (a) a disease; or

        (b) the aggravation of a physical or mental injury.

lifestyle points means the number of points determined using the tables in Chapter 22 of this Guide.

lifestyle averaged points means the total of lifestyle points added together and averaged for each of the tables used.

lump sum means the amount payable after determining the periodic payment for a service injury or disease and converted to a single dollar amount in accordance with the tables provided by the Australian Government Actuary for that purpose.

member or former member means a member or former member of the Defence Force who serves or served on or after 1 July 2004.

non-accepted condition means any injury or disease that has not been determined under the Act to be service related or has been determined under the Act not to be service related.

periodic payment means the amount determined by reference to the tables in this guide for warlike and non-warlike service or for peacetime service and the maximum amount payable under the relevant provision of the Act.

service means service in the Defence Force which is warlike service, non‑warlike service or peacetime service as determined by the Minister for Defence from time to time.

service disease has the meaning given by section 27, subsections 29(1) and (2), and section 30 of the Act.

Note: A reference to a service disease being contracted includes a reference to a disease being aggravated by defence service (see section 7 of the Act).

service injury has the meaning given by section 27, subsections 29(1) and (2), and section 30 of the Act.

Note: A reference to a service injury being sustained includes a reference to an injury being aggravated by defence service (see section 7 of the Act).

SRCA means the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.

Statement of Principles means:

    (a) a Statement of Principles determined by the Repatriation Medical Authority under section 196B of the VEA and to which section 19 of the Consequential and Transitional Provisions Act 2004 applies; or

    (b) a determination made by the Commission under subsection 340(2) or (3) of the Act.

VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

veteran means a member or former member of the Defence Force (including a deceased person) under section