Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01914:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01914
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 8237–11620

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                     acromegaly means a chronic disease of adults resulting from excessive production of growth hormone after closure of the epiphyses.
                                     adenoma of the colon means a benign epithelial neoplasm of the colon. Anatomically the colon is defined as extending from the caecum, including the ileocaecal junction and the vermiform appendix, to the sigmoid colon, not including the rectosigmoid junction.
                                     being overweight or obese means:
(a)          having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or greater; or
(b)          for males, having a waist circumference exceeding 94 centimetres; or
(c)          for females, having a waist circumference exceeding 80 centimetres.
Note: BMI is also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                     BMI means W/H2 where:
(a)          W is the person's weight in kilograms; and
(b)          H is the person's height in metres.
                                     colorectal adenoma—see subsection 7(2).
                                     fibre in food means complex carbohydrates of plant origin consumed as vegetables, fruits or cereals which resist digestion by gastrointestinal enzymes in the gastrointestinal tract, and include plant cell walls and non-starch polysaccharides from sources other than cell walls, including cellulose and pectins.
                                     MET means a unit of measurement of the level of physical exertion. 1 MET = 3.5 ml of oxygen/kg of body weight per minute, or 1.0 kcal/kg of body weight per hour, or resting metabolic rate.
                                      MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                     one pack-year means the amount of tobacco consumed in smoking 20 cigarettes per day for a period of 1 year, or an equivalent amount of tobacco products.
         Note 1: An equivalent amount of tobacco products is 7,300 grams of smoking tobacco by weight, either in cigarettes, pipe tobacco or cigars, or a combination of same. For pipe tobacco, cigars or combinations of multiple tobacco types, 1 gram of tobacco is considered to be equal to one cigarette.
         Note 2: Pack-years are calculated by dividing the number of cigarettes smoked per day by 20 and multiplying this number by the number of years the person has smoked. For example, smoking 10 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 5 pack-years, and smoking 40 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 20 pack-years.
                                     processed meat product means preserved or cured meats, including ham, frankfurters, salami and bacon.
                                     red meat means all types of mammalian meat, including beef, veal, pork, lamb, mutton, horse and goat.
                                     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.
Note: MRCA and VEA are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                     terminal event means