Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00901:clause:1_1:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00901
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 13702–17296

to 5 pack-years, and smoking 40 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 20 pack-years.
                             reactive airways dysfunction syndrome means an asthma-like condition satisfying the following criteria:
         (a)          absence of pre-existing asthma symptomatology;
         (b)          onset of asthma symptoms after a single specific inhalational exposure or accident;
         (c)          exposure to an irritant substance in very high concentrations;
         (d)          onset of asthma symptoms within 24 hours after the exposure with persistence of symptoms for at least three months;
         (e)          presence of airflow limitation with a significant bronchodilator response, or the presence of nonspecific bronchial hyperresponsiveness to histamine/methacholine; and
         (f)           exclusion of other pulmonary disorders that can explain the symptoms or simulate asthma.
Note:  Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome is also known as acute-onset, irritant-induced asthma.
                             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.
                             sensitising exposure to an allergen means an exposure to an allergen without the occurrence of symptoms where the clinical onset of asthma occurs within the 24 hours of a subsequent exposure to the same allergen.
        Note: The initial sensitising exposure to an allergen may have occurred months to years before the re-exposure that has resulted in the asthma.
                             specified list of drugs means:
         (a)          beta-blockers;
         (b)          non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; or
         (c)          paracetamol.
                             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.
                             VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

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