Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00040:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00040
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 3792–5647

9               Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must as a minimum exist before it can be said that a reasonable hypothesis has been raised connecting hepatitis A infection or death from hepatitis A infection with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          being exposed to the hepatitis A virus by:
(a)          being in the same living quarters or immediate work environment as a person infected with the hepatitis A virus;
(b)          consuming water or food contaminated with the hepatitis A virus;
(c)          having direct contact with human or primate faecal material contaminated with the hepatitis A virus;
(d)          having direct physical contact with a human or a primate infected with the hepatitis A virus;
(e)          having percutaneous (intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous or intradermal) exposure to blood or body fluids contaminated with the hepatitis A virus; or
(f)           receiving a transfusion of blood or blood products contaminated with the hepatitis A virus;
where hepatitis A virus exposure occurs between 15 and 50 days before the clinical onset of hepatitis A infection;
(2)          having a solid organ transplant, where the tissue or organ is derived from a person infected with the hepatitis A virus, within the 4 months before the clinical onset of hepatitis A infection;
(3)          inability to access appropriate hepatitis A vaccination before exposure to hepatitis A virus, or appropriate hepatitis A post-exposure prophylaxis, in accordance with contemporary medical standards, before the clinical onset of hepatitis A infection;
Note: post-exposure prophylaxis is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(4)          inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for hepatitis A infection before the clinical worsening of hepatitis A infection.