Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01386:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01386
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 17226–21286

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                  acoustic shock means the development of acoustic shock symptoms within 30 days of being exposed to a brief, sudden, unexpected, loud sound.
Note: acoustic shock symptoms is also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                               acoustic shock symptoms means the acoustic shock symptoms identified in Work Health and Safety (Managing Noise and Preventing Hearing Loss at Work) Code of Practice 2015, as in force on 17 December 2015, including:
         (a)          a feeling of fullness in the ear;
         (b)          burning sensations or sharp pain around or in the ear;
         (c)          dizziness;
         (d)          hypersensitivity (sensitivity to previously tolerated sounds such as loud voices, television and radio);
         (e)          hypervigilance; and
         (f)           numbness, tingling or soreness down the side of face, neck or shoulder.
        Note: The sounds associated with the development of acoustic shock symptoms include crackles, hisses, whistles, shrieks and high-pitched noises.
                               auditory structure means the inner ear, middle ear, cochlear nerve or vestibulocochlear nerve.
                               dB(A) means the sound pressure level in decibels measured by a sound level meter using a type A electronic filter.
                               dB(C) means the sound pressure level in decibels measured by a sound level meter using a type C electronic filter. The type C filter is used to measure peak or impact sound pressure levels.
                               chronic suppurative otitis media means a recurrent or continuous infective disorder of the middle ear characterised by perforation of the tympanic membrane and aural discharge.
                               hyperviscosity syndrome means a disorder causing an increased viscosity of the blood.
        Note: Examples of disorders causing an increased viscosity of the blood include polycythaemia and Waldenstrom macroglobulinaemia.
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                  relevant service means:
         (a)          eligible war service (other than operational service) under the VEA;
         (b)          defence service (other than hazardous service and British nuclear test defence service) under the VEA; or
         (c)          peacetime service under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA and VEA are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                               specified list of bacterial infections means:
         (a)          acute otitis media of the affected side;
         (b)          chronic suppurative otitis media of the affected side;
         (c)          Lyme disease; or
         (d)          suppurative labyrinthitis of the affected side.
        Note: chronic suppurative otitis media and               suppurative labyrinthitis are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                               specified list of bone diseases means:
         (a)          otosclerosis; or
         (b)          Paget's disease of bone.
                               specified list of chemical agents means:
         (a)          aminoglycoside-containing ear drops;
         (b)          chloramphenicol-containing ear drops; or
         (c)          surgical antiseptics.
                               specified list of drugs means:
         (a)          aminoglycoside antibiotics;
         (b)          carboplatin;
         (c)          cisplatin;
         (d)          loop diuretics;
         (e)          macrolide antibiotics;
         (f)           oxaliplatin;
         (g)          quinidine;
         (h)          quinine and quinine derivatives, including mefloquine; or
         (i)            vancomycin.
                               specified list of haematological diseases means:
         (a)          aplastic anaemia;
         (b)          hyperviscosity syndrome;