Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00615:clause:1_1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00615
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 11374–15709

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                             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.
                             cigarettes per day or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products means:
(a)           cigarettes, pipe tobacco or cigars, alone or in any combination; and
(b)          1 gram of cigar, pipe or other smoking tobacco (including roll your own smoking tobacco) is equivalent to one tailor made cigarette.
                             inhaling, ingesting or having cutaneous contact with a chemical agent contaminated by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin (TCDD) means:
         (a)           decanting or spraying;
         (b)           cleaning or maintaining equipment used to apply;
         (c)           being sprayed with;
         (d)           handling or sawing timber treated with;
         (e)           being in an environment shrouded in dust from timber treated with; or
         (f)            using cutting oils contaminated with;
                             one of the following chemicals:
            (i)             2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid;
            (ii)          2,4,5-trichlorophenoxypropionic acid;
            (iii)        2,4,5-trichlorophenol;
            (iv)         2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)-ethyl 2,2-dichloropropionionate;
            (v)           o,o-dimethyl-o-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl)-phosphorothioate;
            (vi)         pentachlorophenol;
            (vii)      2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol;
            (viii)    2,4,6-trichlorophenol;
            (ix)         1,3,5-trichloro-2-(4-nitrophenoxy)benzene;
            (x)           2,4-dichloro-1-(4-nitrophenoxy)benzene; or
            (xi)         2,4-dichloro-1-(3-methoxy-4-nitrophenoxy)-benzene.
                             iron overload means an accumulation of excess iron in tissues and organs which has been confirmed by elevated ferritin or transferrin saturation levels.
Note: Common causes of hepatic iron overload are haemochromatosis and blood transfusions.
                             MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                             porphyria cutanea tarda—see subsection 7(2).
                             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.
                             specified list of drugs means:
         (a)          carbamazepine;
         (b)          chloroquine;
         (c)          cyclophosphamide;
         (d)          highly active antiretroviral therapy;
         (e)          hydroxychloroquine;
         (f)           imatinib;
         (g)          interferons;
         (h)          iron supplements;
         (i)            olmesartan;
         (j)            oral estrogens;
         (k)          phenobarbital;
         (l)            phenytoin;
         (m)        ribavirin;
         (n)          rifampicin;
         (o)          sulfonylureas; or
         (p)          tamoxifen.
                             specified list of viral infections means:
(a)          hepatitis B virus;
(b)          hepatitis C virus; or
(c)          human immunodeficiency virus.
                             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.