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that last mentioned Statement of Principles apply in accordance with the terms of that Statement of Principles as in force from time to time.

Other definitions

9. For the purposes of this Statement of Principles:

    "being obese" means an increase in body weight by way of fat accumulation which results in a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater.

The BMI = W/H2 and where:
W is the person's weight in kilograms; and
    H is the person's height in metres;

    "death from hiatus hernia" in relation to a person includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's hiatus hernia;

    "episodes of abruptly increased intra-abdominal pressure" means intermittent supraphysiological elevation of the pressure within the abdominal cavity;

    "ICD-10-AM code" means a number assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Eighth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2013, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, and having ISBN 978-1-74128-213-9;

    "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;

    "terminal event" means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes:

         (a)                pneumonia;
         (b)               respiratory failure;
         (c)                cardiac arrest;
         (d)               circulatory failure; or
         (e)                cessation of brain function.

Application

10. This Instrument applies to all matters to which section 120A of the VEA or section 338 of the MRCA applies.

Date of effect

11. This Instrument takes effect from 2 July 2014.

Dated this  twentieth   day of   June   2014

The Common Seal of the  )
Repatriation Medical Authority )
was affixed at the direction of: )

                      PROFESSOR NICHOLAS SAUNDERS AO

                                CHAIRPERSON