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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 5970–7430

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                  Barrett's oesophagus—see subsection 6(2).
                               being obese means:
(a)          having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater; or
(b)          for males, having a waist circumference exceeding 102 centimetres; or
(c)          for females, having a waist circumference exceeding 88 centimetres.
                               BMI means W/H2 and where:
W is the person's weight in kilograms; and
H is the person's height in metres.
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                  relevant service means:
         (a)          eligible war service (other than operational service) under the VEA;
         (b)          defence service (other than hazardous service and British nuclear test defence service) under the VEA; or
         (c)          peacetime service under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA and VEA are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                  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.