Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C00424:reg:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020C00424
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 16333–19924

1               Definitions
  In this instrument:
                             acute trauma means a discrete event involving the application of significant physical force to or through the affected structures, that causes:
         (a)          damage to the joint, masticatory muscles and associated structures of the masticatory system; and
         (b)          the development, within 24 hours of the event occurring, of symptoms and signs of pain, tenderness or altered range of movement of the joint and associated structures.  In the case of sustained unconsciousness or the masking of pain by analgesic medication, these symptoms and signs must appear on return to consciousness or the withdrawal of the analgesic medication; or
         (c)          distortion of the temporomandibular joint; or
         (d)          fracture of the temporal bone or mandible.
         Note 1: Acute trauma includes craniotomy, osteotomy and reconstructive surgery involving the temporal bone or mandible, but excludes regular dental and orthodontic treatment.
         Note 2: masticatory muscles and associated structures of the masticatory system is also defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
                             clinically significant disorder of mental health as specified means one of the following conditions, which is of sufficient severity to warrant ongoing management:
         (a)          acute stress disorder;
         (b)          anxiety disorder;
         (c)          depressive disorder;
         (d)          posttraumatic stress disorder; or
         (e)          somatic symptom disorder.
         Note 1:  "Management" of the condition may involve regular visits (for example, at least monthly) to a psychiatrist, counsellor or general practitioner.
         Note 2: To "warrant ongoing management" does not require that any actual management was received or given for the condition.
                             contracture means the shortening of a muscle due to fibrosis of tendons, ligaments or muscle fibres.  Common causes include radiation therapy, trauma and infection.
                             infection as specified means a bacterial, fungal, viral or parasitic infection resulting in inflammation and tissue destruction within the affected tissues.
                             masticatory muscles and associated structures of the masticatory system means any bony, muscular or tendinous structure of the masticatory system, including the temporalis, medial pterygoid, lateral pterygoid, digastric, mylohyoid, geniohyoid and masseter muscles or tendons, and the temporal bone and mandible.
                             MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                             pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products means a calculation of consumption where one pack-year of cigarettes equals twenty tailor-made cigarettes per day for a period of one calendar year, or 7 300 cigarettes.  One tailor-made cigarette approximates one gram of tobacco or one gram of cigar or pipe tobacco by weight.  One pack-year of tailor-made cigarettes equates to 7.3 kilograms of smoking tobacco by weight.  Tobacco products mean cigarettes, pipe tobacco or cigars, smoked alone or in any combination.
                             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