Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00938:clause:1_1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00938
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 7418–10168

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                     equivalent sunlight exposure in other latitude zones means the cumulative hours of sunlight exposure equivalent to that specified for a tropical area, calculated by multiplying the hours of exposure in each latitude zone by the latitude weighting factor for the zone as per the latitude weighting factor schedule and adding together the result for each zone:
         Latitude weighting factor schedule
         Latitude zone                                               Latitude weighting factor
         a latitude between 23° 27' S and 23° 27' N                  1.0
         a latitude from > 23° 27' to 35°                                    0.75
         a latitude from > 35° to 45°                                          0.5
         a latitude from > 45° to 65°                                          0.25.
                                      MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                     organ or tissue transplantation means the transplantation of:
(a)        all or part of an organ or tissue; or
(b)        a substance obtained from an organ or tissue.
                                     PUVA means photochemotherapy with oral methoxsalen (psoralen) and ultraviolet A radiation.
                                     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.
                                     solar keratosis—see subsection 7(2).
                                     sunburn as specified means painful erythema of the skin of at least 48 hours duration, or blistering of the skin, resulting from exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation.
                                     terminal event means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes the following:
(a)         pneumonia;
(b)         respiratory failure;
(c)         cardiac arrest;
(d)         circulatory failure; or
(e)         cessation of brain function.
                                     tropical area means any area between the Tropic of Capricorn (23º 27' South) and the Tropic of Cancer (23º 27' North).
                                     unprotected skin means skin that is directly exposed to the sun and is not protected by sunscreen, clothing or any other physical barrier.
                                     VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.