Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00175:clause:1_1:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00175
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 19347–21227

are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                     specified list of respiratory tract irritants means:
(a)          ammonia;
(b)          chlorine;
(c)          dust at a concentration of greater than five milligrams per cubic metre;
(d)          Lewisite;
(e)          oxides of nitrogen;
(f)           oxides of sulphur;
(g)          phosgene;
(h)          phthalic anhydride;
(i)            smoke from fires;
(j)            sulphur mustard (mustard gas); or
(k)          another respirable agent which causes comparable tissue damage.
Note: dust is also defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
                                     specified list of substances means:
(a)          ammonia gas at a concentration >0.1 ppm;
(b)          cadmium fumes at a concentration >0.00001 mg/m3;
(c)          chlorine dioxide gas at a concentration >0.001 ppm;
(d)          chlorine gas at a concentration >0.00005 ppm;
(e)          cleaning agents during cleaning;
(f)           diesel engine exhaust;
(g)          insecticides at the time of application;
(h)          herbicide at the time of application;
(i)            methylenediphenyl diisocyanate >0.00001 ppm;
(j)            phthalic anhydride;
(k)          sulphur dioxide gas at a concentration >0.1 ppm;
(l)            sulphur mustard (mustard gas);
(m)        toluene diisocyanate at a concentration >0.000003 ppm; or
(n)          welding materials during welding.

                                     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.
                                     VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.