Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00254:reg:9:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00254
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 2834–5676

9               Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must as a minimum exist before it can be said that a reasonable hypothesis has been raised connecting chronic pruritus ani or death from chronic pruritus ani with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          an inability to maintain adequate anal hygiene for at least the four weeks before the clinical onset of chronic pruritus ani;
Note: adequate anal hygiene is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(2)          undertaking excessive cleansing of the perianal area for at least the four weeks before the clinical onset of chronic pruritus ani;
Note: excessive cleansing of the perianal area is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(3)          having daily episodes of diarrhoea for at least the seven days before the clinical onset of chronic pruritus ani;
Note: diarrhoea is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(4)          having faecal incontinence for at least the four weeks before the clinical onset of chronic pruritus ani;
Note: faecal incontinence is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(5)          having a condition from the specified list of rectal, anal and perianal conditions at the time of the clinical onset of chronic pruritus ani;
            Note: specified list of rectal, anal and perianal conditions is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(6)          having a perianal or anal infection from the specified list of infections, at the time of the clinical onset of chronic pruritus ani;
Note: specified list of infections is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(7)          having a perianal or anal infestation with an agent from the specified list of infestations, at the time of the clinical onset of chronic pruritus ani;
Note: specified list of infestations is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(8)          having a pathological vaginal discharge at the time of the clinical onset of chronic pruritus ani;
Note: pathological vaginal discharge is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(9)          having a dermatological disease from the specified list of dermatological diseases affecting the perianal or anal region at the time of the clinical onset of chronic pruritus ani;
Note: specified list of dermatological diseases is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(10)      having a systemic disease from the specified list of systemic diseases at the time of the clinical onset of chronic pruritus ani;
Note: specified list of systemic diseases is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(11)      undergoing a course of therapeutic radiation for cancer, where the perianal region was in the field of radiation, within the 30 days before the clinical onset of chronic pruritus ani;
(12)      having corticosteroid-related atrophy of the perianal skin at the time of the clinical