Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00201:clause:1_1:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00201
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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 13424–17365

acquired protein C deficiency;
         (e)          acquired protein S deficiency;
         (f)           acquired thrombophilia;
         (g)          antiphospholipid antibody syndrome;
         (h)          disseminated intravascular coagulation;
         (i)            haemolytic uraemic syndrome;
         (j)            heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia;
         (k)          hyperfibrinogenaemia;
         (l)            hyperproteinaemia;
         (m)        hyperviscosity syndrome;
         (n)          immune thrombocytopaenia;
         (o)          nephrotic syndrome;
         (p)          paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria;
         (q)          thrombocytosis; or
         (r)           venom-induced thrombosis.
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                  osteoclast inhibitor means a drug that inhibits mineralisation or resorption of the bone by blocking the action of osteoclasts, and includes, but is not limited to, bisphosphonates and denosumab.
        Note: A single injection of an osteoclast inhibitor may be equivalent to a cumulative six month regimen of the drug.
                                  osteonecrosis—see subsection 6(2).
                                  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.
                                  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.
                                  specified list of autoimmune disorders means:
         (a)          antiphospholipid syndrome;
         (b)          Behcet disease;
         (c)          eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome);
         (d)          giant cell arteritis;
         (e)          granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener granulomatosis);
         (f)           Henoch-Schonlein purpura;
         (g)          inflammatory bowel disease;
         (h)          microscopic polyangiitis;
         (i)            polyarteritis nodosa;
         (j)            relapsing polychondritis;
         (k)          rheumatoid arthritis;
         (l)            sarcoidosis;
         (m)        Sjogren syndrome;
         (n)          systemic lupus erythematosus;
         (o)          systemic sclerosis; or
         (p)          Takayasu arteritis.
                                  specified list of haematological diseases means:
         (a)          haematological malignancy;
         (b)          haemolytic anaemia;
         (c)          haemophilia;
         (d)          lymphoproliferative disease;
         (e)          myeloproliferative disease;
         (f)           sickle-cell disease; or
         (g)          thalassaemia.
                                  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.