Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00017:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00017
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 3906–5840

9               Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, hepatitis C or death from hepatitis C is connected 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)          for females only, consuming a total of at least 75 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.
            (d)          for males only, consuming a total of at least 100 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)          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.
            (f)           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.