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tissue is exposed to multiple sources of ionising radiation, the various dose estimates for each type of radiation must be combined.

    "death from otitis media" in relation to a person includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's otitis media;

    "ICD-10-AM code" means a number assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Eighth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2013, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, and having ISBN 978-1-74128-213-9;

    "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;

    "terminal event" means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes:

         (a)                pneumonia;
         (b)               respiratory failure;
         (c)                cardiac arrest;
         (d)               circulatory failure; or
         (e)                cessation of brain function.

Application

    10. This Instrument applies to all matters to which section 120A of the VEA or section 338 of the MRCA applies.

Date of effect

    11. This Instrument takes effect from 7 May 2014.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation "(md)" added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation "(md not incorp)" is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
                                                o = order(s)
ad = added