Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00156:reg:1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00156
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1
Character Range: 6110–8279

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                       latitude equivalent hours means hours of exposure multiplied by the appropriate latitude weighting factor as follows:
(a)           For tropical latitudes (23.5° South to 23.5° North) multiply by 1.0;
(b)          For subtropical latitudes (23.6° - 35°) multiply by 0.75;
(c)           For warm temperate latitudes (35.1° - 45°) multiply by 0.5;
(d)           For cool temperate latitudes (45.1° - 65°) multiply by 0.25.
Note 1: sunlight exposure is calculated as the sum of sunlight exposure in each separate latitude, accounting for the different sunlight intensity in each latitude (weighting factor).
Note 2: sum of sunlight exposure = (sunlight hours spent in tropical latitude x tropical latitude weighting factor) + (sunlight hours spent in subtropical latitude x subtropical latitude weighting factor) + (sunlight hours spent in warm temperate latitude x warm temperate latitude weighting factor) + (sunlight hours spent in cool temperate latitude x cool temperate latitude weighting factor).
                                     MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                     pterygium—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 defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                     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.