Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01057:reg:9:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01057
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 3938–7040

9               Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, rheumatoid arthritis or death from rheumatoid arthritis is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          smoking at least five pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products, before the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis has occurred within ten years of cessation;
Note: pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(2)          inhaling respirable crystalline silica dust, at the time material containing crystalline silica was being:
(a)          produced;
(b)          excavated;
(c)          drilled, cut or ground; or
(d)          used in construction, manufacturing, cleaning or blasting;
         for a cumulative period of at least 5 000 hours within the ten years before the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis;
(3)          being treated with a drug from the specified list of drugs within the eight weeks before the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis;
Note: specified list of drugs is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(4)          having periodontitis for at least the three months before the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis;
(5)          being obese for at least five years within the ten years before the clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis;
Note: being obese is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(6)          smoking at least five pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products, before the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis, and where smoking has ceased, the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis has occurred within two years of cessation;
Note: pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(7)          inhaling respirable crystalline silica dust, at the time material containing crystalline silica was being:
(a)          produced;
(b)          excavated;
(c)          drilled, cut or ground; or
(d)          used in construction, manufacturing, cleaning or blasting;
         for a cumulative period of at least 5 000 hours within the ten years before the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis;
(8)          being treated with a drug from the specified list of drugs within the eight weeks before the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis;
Note: specified list of drugs is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(9)          suddenly discontinuing treatment with a disease modifying antirheumatic drug after undergoing continuous disease modifying antirheumatic drug treatment for at least six months, within the six months before the clinical worsening of rheumatoid arthritis;
Note: disease modifying antirheumatic drug is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(10)      having periodontitis for at least the three months before the clinical worsening