Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00486:reg:9
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9               Factors that must exist
At least 1 of the following factors must as a minimum exist before it can be said that a reasonable hypothesis has been raised connecting chronic myeloid leukaemia or death from chronic myeloid leukaemia with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having received a cumulative equivalent dose of at least 0.01 sievert of ionising radiation to the bone marrow at least 1 year before the clinical onset of chronic myeloid leukaemia;
Note: cumulative equivalent dose is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(2)          undergoing ablative treatment with radioactive iodine for thyroid cancer before the clinical onset of chronic myeloid leukaemia, where the first exposure occurred at least 1 year before the clinical onset of chronic myeloid leukaemia;
(3)          being obese for at least 10 years within the 20 years before the clinical onset of chronic myeloid leukaemia;
Note: being obese is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(4)          being exposed to benzene as specified:
(a)          for a cumulative total of at least 2,500 hours within a continuous period of 5 years before the clinical onset of chronic myeloid leukaemia; and
(b)          where the first exposure in that period occurred at least 5 years before the clinical onset of chronic myeloid leukaemia; and
(c)          where the last exposure in that period occurred within the 30 years before the clinical onset of chronic myeloid leukaemia;
Note: being exposed to benzene as specified is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(5)          receiving greater than 10 ppm-years of cumulative exposure to benzene before the clinical onset of chronic myeloid leukaemia, and:
(a)          where the first exposure occurred at least 10 years before the clinical onset of chronic myeloid leukaemia; and
(b)          where the last exposure occurred within the 30 years before the clinical onset of chronic myeloid leukaemia;
Note: ppm-years is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(6)          having received a kidney transplant before the clinical onset of chronic myeloid leukaemia;
(7)          inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for chronic myeloid leukaemia.