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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 6976–9801

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                               being overweight or obese means having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or greater.
Note: BMI is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
                               biomechanical abnormality means injury or disease that has resulted in overpronation or underpronation, or decreased ankle or forefoot flexibility.
                               BMI means W/H2 where:
                               W is the person's weight in kilograms; and
                               H is the person's height in metres.
                               clinical onset means the point backwards in time from the first date of medical diagnosis, to the date at which the symptoms of plantar fasciitis were persistently present, as assessed by a registered medical practitioner.
                               MET means a unit of measurement of the level of physical exertion. 1 MET = 3.5 ml of oxygen/kg of body weight per minute, or 1.0 kcal/kg of body weight per hour, or resting metabolic rate.
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                               other crystal-induced arthropathy means arthropathy resulting from the deposition of  calcium hydroxyapatite or calcium oxalate.
                               plantar fasciitis—see subsection 7(2).
                                  relevant service means:
         (a)          operational service under the VEA;
         (b)          peacekeeping service under the VEA;
         (c)          hazardous service under the VEA;
         (d)          British nuclear test defence service under the VEA;
         (e)          warlike service under the MRCA; or
         (f)           non-warlike service under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA and VEA are defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                               systemic arthritic disease means:
(a)          ankylosing spondylitis;
(b)          enteropathic spondyloarthropathy (arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease);
(c)          psoriatic arthropathy;
(d)          reactive arthritis;
(e)          undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy;
(f)           gout;
(g)          pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate);
(h)          other crystal-induced arthropathy.
Note: other crystal-induced arthropathy is 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.