Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00924:clause:1_1:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00924
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 21030–24412

of ionising radiation, the various dose estimates for each type of radiation must be combined.
                             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 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.
                             MET means a unit of measurement of the level of physical exertion. 1 MET = 3.5 mL of oxygen/kg of body weight per minute, 1.0 kcal/kg of body weight per hour or resting metabolic rate.
                             MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                     one pack-year means the amount of tobacco consumed in smoking 20 cigarettes per day for a period of 1 year, or an equivalent amount of tobacco products.
         Note 1: An equivalent amount of tobacco products is 7,300 grams of smoking tobacco by weight, either in cigarettes, pipe tobacco or cigars, or a combination of same. For pipe tobacco, cigars or combinations of multiple tobacco types, 1 gram of tobacco is considered to be equal to one cigarette.
         Note 2: Pack-years are calculated by dividing the number of cigarettes smoked per day by 20 and multiplying this number by the number of years the person has smoked. For example, smoking 10 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 5 pack-years, and smoking 40 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 20 pack-years.
                             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.
                             specified list of drugs means:
(a)          3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy);
(b)          amphetamine;
(c)          cocaine;
(d)          crystal methamphetamine (ice);
(e)          D-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD);
(f)           ergot compounds including ergometrine and ergotamine; or
(g)          methamphetamine (speed).
                             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.
                             trauma to the affected segment of the artery means:
(a)          a blunt trauma resulting in soft tissue injury adjacent to the affected segment of the artery; or
(b)          a penetrating trauma, including surgery, to the affected segment of the artery.
                             trauma to the neck or the base of the skull means:
(a)          non-penetrating injury, involving extension, rotation, hyperflexion or compression of