Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01175:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01175
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 11705–15394

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                     being exposed to second-hand smoke means being in an enclosed space and inhaling smoke from burning tobacco products or smoke that has been exhaled by a person who is smoking.
                                     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 three 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.
                                     immunocompromised state as specified means a condition of substantially lowered immune function, such as would occur in the following conditions or circumstances:
         (a)          being treated with an immunosuppressive drug;
         (b)          having a haematological or solid organ malignancy;
         (c)          having chronic renal failure;
         (d)          having infection with human immunodeficiency virus;
         (e)          having severe malnutrition; or
         (f)           undergoing solid organ, stem cell or bone marrow transplantation.
        Note: chronic renal failure and immunosuppressive drug are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                     immunosuppressive drug means a drug or an agent which results in substantial suppression of immune responses.
        Note: Examples of an immunosuppressive drug include corticosteroids other than inhaled or topical corticosteroids, drugs used to prevent transplant rejection, tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors and chemotherapeutic agents used for the treatment of cancer.
                                     impaired drainage of the sinus means one of the following which leads to a narrowing or obstruction of the affected sinus or sinus opening:
         (a)          an anatomical deformity including deviated septum, enlarged turbinates, adenoidal hypertrophy, fracture of the facial bones and any other bony structural abnormalities;
         (b)          a soft tissue abnormality or mucosal swelling affecting the sinus including polyps, tumours, inflammation, sarcoidosis, granulomas and scarring; or
         (c)          a foreign body including fungal balls, nasal packing, nasogastric or nasotracheal tubes, and dental detritus.
                                      MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                     pack-year of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products means a calculation of consumption where one pack-year of cigarettes equals 20 tailor-made cigarettes per day for a period of one calendar year, or 7 300 cigarettes.  One tailor-made cigarette approximates one gram of tobacco or one gram of cigar or pipe tobacco by weight.  One pack-year of tailor-made cigarettes equates to 7.3 kilograms of smoking tobacco by weight.  Tobacco products mean cigarettes, pipe tobacco or cigars, smoked alone or in any combination.
                                     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