Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00212:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00212
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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 10209–14396

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                               acute infection with an organism means serological and/or clinical evidence of acute infection with one of the following organisms:
         (a)          coxsackievirus;
         (b)          Cryptosporidium;
         (c)          cytomegalovirus;
         (d)          Epstein-Barr virus;
         (e)          hepatitis virus;
         (f)           herpes simplex virus;
         (g)          Legionella spp;
         (h)          Leptospira spp;
         (i)            measles virus;
         (j)            mumps virus;
         (k)          Mycobacterium avium;
         (l)            Mycobacterium tuberculosis;
         (m)        Mycoplasma pneumoniae;
         (n)          Orientia tsutsugamushi;
         (o)          Salmonella enterica;
         (p)          Salmonella bongori; or
         (q)          varicella-zoster virus.
                               acute pancreatitis—see subsection 7(2).
                               alpha-amanitin means the cyclopeptide toxin present in some mushrooms such as Amanita phalloides which produces amanita poisoning.
                                  being obese means having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater.
Note: BMI is also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                               biliary microlithiasis or biliary sludge means the presence of small stones (1-2 millimetres) due to aggregation of bile constituents into a stone or calculus, or a collection of crystals, glycoproteins, protein, cellular debris and mucin in the biliary tract.
                               BMI means W/H2 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.
                               pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products means a calculation of consumption where one pack-year of cigarettes equals twenty tailor-made cigarettes per day for a period of one calendar year, or 7 300 cigarettes.  One tailor-made cigarette approximates one gram of tobacco or one gram of cigar or pipe tobacco by weight.  One pack-year of tailor-made cigarettes equates to 7.3 kilograms of smoking tobacco by weight.  Tobacco products mean cigarettes, pipe tobacco or cigars, smoked alone or in any combination.
                               pancreatic outflow obstruction means a demonstrated obstruction to the pancreatic ductal system, and which may be caused by one of the following disorders:
         (a)          ampullary, duodenal or pancreatic tumours (primary and secondary tumours);
         (b)          choledococoele;
         (c)          foreign body; or
         (d)          periampullary duodenal diverticula.
Note: A foreign body may include, but is not limited to, a migrating stent or tube, or a bezoar.
                                  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.
                                  severe acute pancreatitis means acute pancreatitis requiring hospitalisation; or death from acute pancreatitis.
                               snake or scorpion from the specified list means:
         (a)          Cerastes cerastes;
         (b)          Tityus asthenes;
         (c)          Tityus trinitatis; or
         (d)          Viperidae family.
                               specified list of agents means:
         (a)          aspirin in overdose;
         (b)          carbamate insecticide;
         (c)          methyl alcohol;
         (d)          organophosphorous insecticide; or
         (e)          paracetamol in overdose.
                               specified list of diseases means:
         (a)          Henoch-Schönlein purpura;
         (b)          inflammatory bowel