Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00208:clause:1_1:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00208
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 2/5)
Character Range: 23192–26980

both, apart from normal background radiation exposure in Australia, calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Guide to calculation of 'cumulative equivalent dose' for the purpose of applying ionising radiation factors contained in Statements of Principles determined under Part XIA of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth), Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, as in force on 2 August 2017.
Note 1: Examples of circumstances that might lead to exposure to ionising radiation include being present during or subsequent to the testing or use of nuclear weapons, undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic medical procedures involving ionising radiation, and being a member of an aircrew, leading to increased levels of exposure to cosmic radiation.
Note 2: For the purpose of dose reconstruction, dose is calculated as an average over the mass of a specific tissue or organ. If a tissue is exposed to multiple sources of ionising radiation, the various dose estimates for each type of radiation must be combined.
                                     estuarine Vietnamese waters means at least one of the waterways or harbours in the relevant areas described in Items 4 and 8 of Schedule 2 of the VEA.
Note: VEA is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
                                     having been exposed to second-hand smoke means having been in an enclosed space and inhaling smoke from burning tobacco products or smoke that has been exhaled by another person who is smoking.
                                     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:
(a)          2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid;
(b)          2,4,5-trichlorophenoxypropionic acid;
(c)          2,4,5-trichlorophenol;
(d)          2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)-ethyl 2,2-dichloropropionate;
(e)          o,o-dimethyl-o-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl)-phosphorothioate;
(f)           pentachlorophenol;
(g)          2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol;
(h)          2,4,6-trichlorophenol;
(i)            1,3,5-trichloro-2-(4-nitrophenoxy)benzene;
(j)            2,4-dichloro-1-(4-nitrophenoxy)benzene; or
(k)          2,4-dichloro-1-(3-methoxy-4-nitrophenoxy)-benzene.
                                     malignant neoplasm of the lung—see subsection 7(2).
                                     metal or metalloid from the specified list means:
(a)          arsenic and inorganic arsenic compounds;
(b)          beryllium and beryllium compounds;
(c)          cadmium and cadmium compounds;
(d)          cobalt metal with tungsten carbide;
(e)          hexavalent chromium (chromium VI) compounds;
(f)           mixtures that include nickel metal and nickel compounds; or
(g)          trivalent antimony and antimony compounds.
Note: Examples of industrial processes or workplace practices where exposure to trivalent antimony and antimony compounds can occur include the smelting or refining of metals, production of antimony compounds, manufacture of glass, textiles, and batteries, electronic processing and electrical waste processing, the incineration of waste, fuel combustion, and shooting activities (present in ammunition).
                                     mist means a liquid aerosol formed by condensation of a vapour or by atomisation of a liquid.
                                     MRCA means