Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01132:clause:1_1:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01132
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 15754–18985

by alcohol; or
         (j)            tolerance, defined by either:
            (i)              a need for markedly increased amounts of alcohol to achieve intoxication or desired effect; or
            (ii)           a markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of alcohol.
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                  reflex seizure means a seizure that is consistently and repeatedly triggered by a specific stimulus or a specific repetitive task.
                                  relevant service means:
         (a)          operational service under the VEA;
         (b)          peacekeeping service under the VEA;
         (c)          hazardous service under the VEA;
         (d)          British nuclear test defence service under the VEA;
         (e)          warlike service under the MRCA; or
         (f)           non-warlike service under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA and VEA are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                  specific repetitive task means the specific task involving intense concentration which has in this person consistently and repeatedly triggered their reflex seizures. The specific task includes playing video games.
                                  specific sensory stimulus means the specific stimulus which has in this person consistently and repeatedly triggered their reflex seizures. The specific stimulus may be a visual, auditory, autonomic, somatosensory, olfactory, gustatory or vestibular stimulus, such as intermittent photic stimulation, reading or hearing music.
                                  specified list of central nervous system vascular lesions means:
         (a)          cerebral venous thrombosis;
         (b)          cerebrovascular accident;
         (c)          subarachnoid haemorrhage; or
         (d)          subdural haematoma.
                                  specified list of medical conditions means:
         (a)          Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease;
         (b)          Huntington's chorea;
         (c)          iron overload;
         (d)          Parkinson's disease and secondary parkinsonism;
         (e)          posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome;
         (f)           sarcoidosis; or
         (g)          sickle-cell disease.
Note: iron overload is also 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.
                                  type 1 diabetes mellitus means a form of diabetes mellitus caused by complete or near-total insulin deficiency and requiring daily administration of insulin.
                                  type 2 diabetes mellitus means a form of diabetes mellitus caused by variable degrees of insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion.
                                  VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.