Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00853:schedule:1:p1
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Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 8730–12482

Schedule 1 - Dictionary
Note:  See Section 6
      1               Definitions
             In this instrument:
                                  benign neoplasm of the eye and adnexa—see subsection 7(2).
                                  cumulative equivalent dose means the total dose of ionising radiation received by the particular organ or tissue from external exposure, internal exposure or 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.
                                  equivalent sunlight exposure in other latitude zones means the cumulative hours of sunlight exposure equivalent to that specified for a tropical area, calculated by multiplying the hours of exposure in each latitude zone by the latitude weighting factor for the zone as per the latitude weighting factor schedule and adding together the result for each zone:
                                  Latitude weighting factor schedule
     Latitude zone                                                           Latitude weighting factor
     a latitude between 23° 27' South and 23° 27' North                             1.0
     a latitude from > 23° 27' to 35°                                                            0.75
     a latitude from > 35° to 45°                                                                  0.5
     a latitude from > 45° to 65°                                                                  0.25.
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.

                                  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.
                               schwannoma means a benign neoplasm originating from Schwann cells of the myelin sheath of neurons of peripheral, cranial or autonomic nerves, comprising two types, neurilemomas and neurofibromas.
                               specified list of human papilloma virus (HPV) strains means HPV type 6, 11, 16, 18, 33 or 45.
                                  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.
                               tropical area means any area between the Tropic of Capricorn (23º 27' South) and the