Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00225:reg:4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00225
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4
Character Range: 918–1853

4               Amendment
The Statement of Principles concerning depressive disorder (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 12 of 2024) (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2024L00046 is amended in the following manner:

Section   Amendment
9(7)      Replace the existing factor in subsection 9(7) with the following:
          experiencing a category 2 stressor within the 6 months before the clinical onset of major depressive disorder, major depressive episode, persistent depressive disorder or premenstrual dysphoric disorder;
          Note 1: A category 2 stressor can arise in a variety of circumstances connected with service.  Such circumstances can arise during the course of service, as a result of separation from service and the conditions associated with that separation, and in the transition to civilian life in the years following separation.
          Note 2: category 2 stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.