Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00014:clause:1_1:p1
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1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                  acute precipitating event means a physical stimulus or event that causes a sudden, intense physical response.
Note: Examples of an acute precipitating event include:

          (a)     abrupt cessation of thyroxine therapy;
          (b)     acute illness including cerebrovascular accident, gastrointestinal bleed, myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism;
          (c)     acute iodine load including iodine-containing drugs;
          (d)     drugs including sedatives, opioids, antipsychotics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, phenytoin, beta blockers, diuretics and chemotherapeutic agents;
          (e)     hypothermia;
          (f)      infection including pneumonia, urinary tract infections and septicaemia;
          (g)     physical trauma including burns; and
          (h)     surgery.
                                  being obese means having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater.
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.
                                  hypothyroidism—see subsection 7(2).
                                  iodine deficiency means:
(a)          an average intake of iodine of less than 150 micrograms of iodine per day, or less than 250 micrograms per day for pregnant or lactating women, for a continuous period of at least 30 days; or
(b)          having a urinary iodine concentration of less than 100 micrograms per litre, or less than 150 micrograms per litre for pregnant women.
                                  iodine excess means:
(a)          an average intake of more than 1,100 micrograms of iodine per day for adults, or more than 900 micrograms per day for those aged 18 years and under, for a continuous period of at least 3 months; or
(b)          having a urinary iodine concentration of greater than 300 micrograms per litre, or greater than 500 micrograms per litre for pregnant women.
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                  myxoedema coma means a constellation of severe and life-threatening symptoms of rapid onset in a patient with biochemical evidence of decreased thyroxine level. Characteristic symptoms and signs are decreased mental status and hypothermia, and hypotension, bradycardia, hyponatremia, hypoglycaemia and hypoventilation are typically present.
Note 1: Myxoedema coma is also known as decompensated hypothyroidism.
         Note 2: Myxoedema coma may be the first presentation of undiagnosed hypothyroidism, or may complicate existing hypothyroidism.
                                  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.
                                  specified list of diseases means:
(a)          amyloidosis;
(b)          hereditary haemochromatosis;
(c)          Langerhan cell histiocytosis;
(d)          Pneumocystis jirovecii infection;
(e)          sarcoidosis;
(f)           systemic lupus erythematosus;
(g)          systemic sclerosis (scleroderma); or
(h)          tuberculosis.
                                  specified list of drugs means:
(a)          aminoglutethimide;
(b)          antithyroid drugs;
(c)          antituberculous drugs for multidrug resistant tuberculosis;
(d)          bexarotene;
(e)          carbamazepine;
(f)           ethionamide;