Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00005:clause:1_1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00005
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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 6289–8562

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                  anticoagulants means pharmacological agents which suppress, delay or attenuate blood coagulation, including heparin, warfarin and dicumarol.
                                  antiplatelet agents means pharmacological agents that block platelet adhesion or aggregation, including aspirin, clopidogrel, dipyridamole, monoclonal antibodies and peptides.
                                  fibre in food means complex carbohydrates of plant origin consumed as vegetables, fruits or cereals which resist digestion by gastrointestinal enzymes in the gastrointestinal tract, and include plant cell walls and non-starch polysaccharides from sources other than cell walls, including cellulose and pectins.
                                  haemorrhoids—see subsection 7(2).
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                  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 drugs means:
         (a)          anticoagulants;
         (b)          antiplatelet agents; or
         (c)          non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including aspirin but not including paracetamol.
Note: anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                  spinal cord injury means an injury to the long tracts of the spinal cord resulting in permanent motor or sensory deficits below the level of the lesion.
                                  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.