Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00646:reg:9:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00646
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 7958–10888

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 schizophrenia or death from schizophrenia with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having experienced severe childhood abuse before the clinical onset of schizophrenia;
Note: severe childhood abuse is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(2)          experiencing a category 1A stressor within the six months before the clinical onset of schizophrenia;
Note: category 1A stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
(3)          experiencing a category 1B stressor within the six months before the clinical onset of schizophrenia;
Note: category 1B stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
(4)          experiencing the death of a related child within the five years before the clinical onset of schizophrenia;
Note: related child is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
(5)          experiencing the death of a parent within the ten years before the clinical onset of schizophrenia, where the person was aged less than 18 years at the time of the parent's death;
(6)          having substance use disorder, involving cannabis, within the 20 years before the clinical onset of schizophrenia;
(7)          using cannabis at least twice a week for a continuous period of at least six months before the age of 18 years, within the 20 years before the clinical onset of schizophrenia;
(8)          having alcohol use disorder or substance use disorder involving a drug or a drug from a class of drugs from Specified List 1 of drugs, within the five years before the clinical onset of schizophrenia;
Note: Specified List 1 of drugs is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
(9)          having viral meningitis, encephalitis or meningoencephalitis, before the age of 16 years, where the clinical onset of schizophrenia occurs within the 15 years following the infection with that viral meningitis, encephalitis or meningoencephalitis;
(10)      having serological evidence of an infection from the specified list of infections within the five years before the clinical onset of schizophrenia;
Note: specified list of infections is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
(11)      having a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury within the five years before the clinical onset of schizophrenia;
(12)      having a concussion within the six months before the clinical onset of schizophrenia;
(13)      experiencing a category 1A stressor within the six months before the clinical worsening of schizophrenia;
Note: category 1A stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
(14)      experiencing a category 1B stressor within the six months before the clinical worsening of schizophrenia;
Note: category 1B stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
(15)      experiencing the death of a