Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C01121:reg:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C01121
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 14986–18549

1               Definitions
  In this instrument:
                               acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis means a painful and rapidly progressive inflammation of the gums characterised by gingival bleeding with interdental soft tissue necrosis and ulceration.
Note: Acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis is also known as Vincent gingivitis and trench mouth.
                               allergen means an antigenic substance capable of producing an immune response.
                               chronic renal failure means:
(a)          having a glomerular filtration rate of less than 15 mL/min/1.73 m2 for a period of at least 3 months; or
(b)          a need for renal replacement therapy (dialysis or transplantation) for treatment of complications of decreased glomerular filtration rate which would otherwise increase the risk of morbidity and mortality; or
(c)          undergoing chronic dialysis.
                               combined oral contraceptive pill as specified means an oral contraceptive pill containing estrogen at a minimum dose of 50 micrograms and a progestogen.
                               gingivitis—see subsection 7(2).
                               irritant substance means a chemical which causes an inflammatory effect on living tissue by chemical action at the site of contact.
Note: Examples of irritant substances include tooth whitening products, dentrifices and mouthwashes.
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                               one pack-year means the amount of tobacco consumed in smoking 20 cigarettes per day for a period of 1 year, or an equivalent amount of tobacco products.
         Note 1: An equivalent amount of tobacco products is 7,300 grams of smoking tobacco by weight, either in cigarettes, pipe tobacco or cigars, or a combination of same. For pipe tobacco, cigars or combinations of multiple tobacco types, 1 gram of tobacco is considered to be equal to one cigarette.
         Note 2: Pack-years are calculated by dividing the number of cigarettes smoked per day by 20 and multiplying this number by the number of years the person has smoked. For example, smoking 10 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 5 pack-years, and smoking 40 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 20 pack-years.
                                  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.
                               severe vitamin C deficiency means symptoms of scurvy or a serum ascorbic acid level of less than 2.5 milligrams per litre.
                               specified list of autoimmune or mucocutaneous diseases means:
(a)          bullous pemphigoid;
(b)          chronic ulcerative stomatitis;
(c)          dermatomyositis;
(d)          discoid lupus erythematosus;
(e)          epidermolysis bullosa acquisita;
(f)           erythema multiforme;
(g)          linear IgA disease;
(h)          mixed connective tissue disease;
(i)            mucous membrane pemphigoid;
(j)            oral lichen planus;
(k)          oral lichenoid lesions;
(l)            pemphigus vulgaris;
(m)        psoriasis;
(n)          Sjögren syndrome; or
(o)          systemic lupus erythematosus.