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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 6938–9426

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.
                               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)          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 defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionay.
                               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.