Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00911:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00911
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 25131–28910

1               Definitions
  In this instrument:
                                     acute hypotensive episode means a sudden drop in blood pressure of a sufficient degree to cause cerebral hypoperfusion.
                                     being obese means having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater.
Note: BMI is also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                     being severely dehydrated means having clinical dysfunction due to inadequate body fluids, in which the loss of body fluids, mostly water, exceeds intake.  Symptoms and signs of severe dehydration include limited or absent urine output, dizziness or lightheadedness, and orthostatic hypotension.
        Note: Examples of causes of dehydration include strenuous physical activity, vomiting, diarrhoea and febrile illness.
                                     BMI means W/H2 where:
         (a)          W is the person's weight in kilograms; and
         (b)          H is the person's height in metres.
                                     chronic renal failure means:
         (a)           having a glomerular filtration rate of less than 15 mL/min/1.73 m2 for a period of at least three months; or
         (b)           a need for renal replacement therapy (dialysis or transplantation) for treatment of complications of decreased glomerular filtration rate which would otherwise increase the risk of morbidity and mortality; or
         (c)           undergoing chronic dialysis.
                                     disorder that is associated with a hypercoagulable state or hyperviscosity means an acquired defect in blood components that alters blood viscosity or disrupts the coagulation cascade, characterised by an increased predisposition to form blood clots.
        Note: Examples of a disorder that is associated with a hypercoagulable state or hyperviscosity include:
            (a)             antiphospholipid antibody syndrome;
            (b)            lymphoplasmacytic leukaemia;
            (c)             lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (Waldenstrom macroglobulinaemia);
            (d)            myeloma;
            (e)             myeloproliferative neoplasm;
            (f)             nephrotic syndrome;
            (g)            paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria; and
            (h)            polycythaemia.
                                     dyslipidaemia means persistently abnormal blood lipid levels, diagnosed by a medical practitioner and evidenced by:
         (a)          a total serum cholesterol level greater than 5.5 mmol/L; or
         (b)          a serum low density lipoprotein level greater than 4.0 mmol/L; or
         (c)          a serum high density lipoprotein level less than 1.0 mmol/L; or
         (d)          a serum triglyceride level greater than or equal to 2.0 mmol/L; or
         (e)          the regular administration of drug therapy to normalise blood lipid levels.
                                     MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                     ocular hypertension means intra-ocular pressure greater than 21 mm Hg, without evidence of optic atrophy or visual field loss.
                                     one pack-year means the amount of tobacco consumed in smoking 20 cigarettes per day for a period of 1 year, or an equivalent amount of tobacco products.
         Note 1: An equivalent amount of tobacco products is 7,300 grams of smoking tobacco by weight, either in cigarettes, pipe tobacco or cigars, or a combination of same. For pipe tobacco, cigars or combinations of multiple tobacco types, 1 gram of tobacco is considered to be equal to one cigarette.
         Note 2: Pack-years are calculated by dividing the number of