Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00016:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00016
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 3910–6480

9               Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must as a minimum exist before it can be said that a reasonable hypothesis has been raised connecting hepatitis C or death from hepatitis C with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          being exposed to the hepatitis C virus at least one week before the clinical onset of hepatitis C;
Note:  being exposed to the hepatitis C virus is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(2)          being infected with the hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis D or hepatitis E virus before the clinical worsening of hepatitis C;
(3)          for chronic infection only:
            (a)        being infected with human immunodeficiency virus before the clinical worsening of hepatitis C;
            (b)        undergoing solid organ, stem cell or bone marrow transplantation before the clinical worsening of hepatitis C;
            (c)        being treated with rituximab within the one year before the clinical worsening of hepatitis C;
            (d)        for females only, consuming a total of at least 55 kilograms of alcohol within the ten years before the clinical worsening of hepatitis C;
               Note: Alcohol consumption is calculated utilising the Australian Standard of ten grams of alcohol per standard alcoholic drink.
            (e)        for males only, consuming a total of at least 70 kilograms of alcohol within the ten years before the clinical worsening of hepatitis C;
               Note: Alcohol consumption is calculated utilising the Australian Standard of ten grams of alcohol per standard alcoholic drink.
            (f)         smoking at least 15 pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products, within the 20 years before the clinical worsening of hepatitis C;
               Note: pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
            (g)        being obese for at least the five years before the clinical worsening of hepatitis C;
            Note: being obese is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
            (h)        having severe hepatic iron overload at the time of the clinical worsening of hepatitis C; or
            Note: iron overload is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
            (i)          having evidence of chronic infection with schistosomiasis involving the liver before the clinical worsening of hepatitis C;
(4)          inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for hepatitis C.