Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00900:reg:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00900
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 17014–20913

1               Definitions
  In this instrument:
                                     being exposed to arsenic as specified means:
(a)          consuming drinking water with an average arsenic concentration of at least 50 micrograms per litre for a cumulative period of at least ten years; or
(b)          consuming drinking water resulting in a cumulative total arsenic exposure equivalent to having consumed drinking water containing at least 50 micrograms per litre for at least ten years; or
(c)          having clinical evidence of chronic arsenic toxicity.
                                     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 another person who is smoking.
                                     being overweight or obese means:
(a)          having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or greater; or
(b)          having a waist circumference of greater than 80 centimetres in women or greater than 94 centimetres in men.
Note: BMI is also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                     BMI means W/H2 where:
(a)          W is the person's weight in kilograms; and
(b)          H is the person's height in metres.
                                     diabetes mellitus—see subsection 7(2).
                                     equivalent glucocorticoid therapy means a glucocorticoid in the following table, at the doses specified in the table, or a therapeutically equivalent dose of another glucocorticoid:
Glucocorticoid       Minimum cumulative dose (milligrams)  Minimum average rate (milligrams/day)
betamethasone        60                                    2
cortisone            1,875                                 62.5
dexamethasone        50                                    1.67
methylprednisolone   300                                   10
paramethasone        150                                   5
prednisone           375                                   12.5
prednisolone         375                                   12.5
triamcinolone        300                                   10

                                     equivalent inhaled glucocorticoid means:
(a)          8,000 micrograms of triamcinolone;
(b)          1,600 micrograms of budesonide;
(c)          1,000 micrograms of fluticasone; or
(d)          a therapeutically equivalent dose of another inhaled glucocorticoid.
                                     glucocorticoid therapy as specified means:
(a)          taking:
            (i)            hydrocortisone, orally, by injection, or per rectum:
                1. to a cumulative dose of at least 1,500 milligrams, and
                 2. at a minimum dose rate averaging 50 milligrams per day; or
            (ii)         equivalent glucocorticoid therapy, orally, by injection, or per rectum; or
(b)          inhaling at least 1,600 micrograms of beclomethasone, or equivalent inhaled glucocorticoid, daily, for at least six months; or
(c)          using an ocular or intranasal glucocorticoid at above the maximum therapeutic dosage level, daily, for at least six months; or
(d)          applying a high or very high potency topical glucocorticoid to at least 20% of total skin surface area, daily, for at least six months; or
(e)          using a glucocorticoid concurrently with a drug from the Specified List 2 of drugs, daily, for at least 30 days.
        Note: equivalent glucocorticoid therapy, equivalent inhaled glucocorticoid, high or very high potency topical glucocorticoid and Specified List 2 of drugs are also defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
                                     haemolytic uraemic syndrome means a clinical syndrome characterised by renal failure, microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia and thrombocytopaenia.
                                     high or very high