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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 9490–12550

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                  allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis means infection of the bronchi and lungs by species of Aspergillus accompanied by wheeze, often with expectoration of yellow or brown bronchial plugs composed of eosinophils and fungal hyphae.
                                  aspiration pneumonitis means inflammation of the lungs with clinical or radiological evidence of consolidation due to the deposition into the respiratory tract of a substance or material from the upper aerodigestive tract.
Note: Examples of a substance or material that may be deposited from the upper aerodigestive tract include food particles, oral secretions or gastric contents.
                                  being exposed to arsenic as specified means:
         (a)          consuming drinking water with an average arsenic concentration of at least 50 micrograms per litre for a cumulative period of at least ten years; or
         (b)          having clinical evidence of excessive chronic arsenic exposure.
                                  bronchial obstruction means partial or complete blockage of the lumen of a bronchus.
Note: Examples of a cause of bronchial obstruction include an inhaled foreign body, broncholith or neoplasm, extrinsic narrowing due to enlarged lymph nodes, twisting or displacement of the airways after a lobar resection, or middle lobe syndrome.
                                  bronchiectasis—see subsection 7(2).
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                  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.
                                  specified list of chemical agents means:
         (a)          ammonia;
         (b)          oxides of nitrogen;
         (c)          oxides of sulphur;
         (d)          paraquat;
         (e)          smoke from fires; or
         (f)           sulphur mustard (mustard gas).

                                  specified list of connective tissue diseases means:
         (a)          ankylosing spondylitis;
         (b)          rheumatoid arthritis;
         (c)          Sjogren's syndrome;
         (d)          systemic lupus erythematosus; or
         (e)          systemic sclerosis.
                                  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.
                                  VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.