Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00616:reg:9:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00616
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 3722–6638

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, porphyria cutanea tarda or death from porphyria cutanea tarda is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          for males, consuming a total of at least 100 kilograms of alcohol within the 10 years before the clinical onset of porphyria cutanea tarda;
            Note: Alcohol consumption is calculated utilising the Australian Standard of 10 grams of alcohol per standard alcoholic drink.
(2)          for females, consuming a total of at least 50 kilograms of alcohol within the 10 years before the clinical onset of porphyria cutanea tarda;
            Note: Alcohol consumption is calculated utilising the Australian Standard of 10 grams of alcohol per standard alcoholic drink.
(3)          having alcohol use disorder at the time of the clinical onset of porphyria cutanea tarda;
(4)          having cirrhosis of the liver or alcoholic steatohepatitis at the time of the clinical onset of porphyria cutanea tarda;
(5)          having chronic renal failure at the time of the clinical onset of porphyria cutanea tarda;
Note: chronic renal failure is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(6)          having hepatic iron overload at the time of the clinical onset of porphyria cutanea tarda;
Note: iron overload is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(7)          having a viral infection from the specified list of viral infections at the time of the clinical onset of porphyria cutanea tarda;
Note: specified list of viral infections is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(8)          taking a drug from the specified list of drugs within the 30 days before the clinical onset of porphyria cutanea tarda;
Note: specified list of drugs is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(9)          taking a drug which is associated in the individual with the clinical onset of porphyria cutanea tarda during drug therapy and either:
(a)          the improvement of porphyria cutanea tarda within 2 months of discontinuing or tapering drug therapy; or
(b)          the redevelopment of porphyria cutanea tarda on rechallenge with the same drug; and
where taking the drug continued for at least the 7 days before the clinical onset of porphyria cutanea tarda;
(10)      ingesting food contaminated with hexachlorobenzene within the 1 year before the clinical onset of porphyria cutanea tarda;
(11)      for males, consuming a total of at least 100 kilograms of alcohol within the 10 years before the clinical worsening of porphyria cutanea tarda;
            Note: Alcohol consumption is calculated utilising the Australian Standard of 10 grams of alcohol per standard alcoholic drink.
(12)      for females, consuming a total of at least 50 kilograms of alcohol within the 10 years before the clinical worsening of porphyria