Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00889:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00889
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 3762–6293

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, accommodation disorder or death from accommodation disorder is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having an injury or disorder affecting the function of the oculomotor nerve or ciliary muscle of the affected eye, at the time of the clinical onset of accommodation disorder;
Note: an injury or disorder affecting the function of the oculomotor nerve or ciliary muscle is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(2)          having concussion at the time of the clinical onset of accommodation disorder;
(3)          having moderate to severe traumatic brain injury at the time of the clinical onset of accommodation disorder;
(4)          being treated with atropine or an atropine-like drug, where the drug cannot be ceased or substituted, at the time of the clinical onset of accommodation disorder;
Note: atropine-like drug is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(5)          being treated with a drug, or a drug from a class of drugs, from the specified list of drugs, where the drug cannot be ceased or substituted, at the time of the clinical onset of accommodation disorder;
Note: specified list of drugs is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(6)          having an injury or disorder affecting the function of the oculomotor nerve or ciliary muscle of the affected eye, at the time of the clinical worsening of accommodation disorder;
Note: an injury or disorder affecting the function of the oculomotor nerve or ciliary muscle is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(7)          having concussion at the time of the clinical worsening of accommodation disorder;
(8)          having moderate to severe traumatic brain injury at the time of the clinical worsening of accommodation disorder;
(9)          being treated with atropine or an atropine-like drug, where the drug cannot be ceased or substituted, at the time of the clinical worsening of accommodation disorder;
Note: atropine-like drug is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(10)      being treated with a drug, or a drug from a class of drugs, from the specified list of drugs, where the drug cannot be ceased or substituted, at the time of the clinical worsening of accommodation disorder;
Note: specified list of drugs is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(11)      inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for accommodation disorder.