Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00756:clause:1_1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00756
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 7845–10150

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                               being obese means:
(a)           having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater; or
(b)           for males, having a waist circumference exceeding 102 centimetres; or
(c)           for females, having a waist circumference exceeding 88 centimetres.
Note: BMI is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                               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 infection with the hepatitis B virus means:
                               infection with the hepatitis B virus resulting in a chronic infection of at least six months duration and which must be confirmed by laboratory testing for hepatitis B serological or nucleic acid markers, or both.
                               chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus means:
                               infection with the hepatitis C virus resulting in a chronic infection of at least six months duration and which must be confirmed by laboratory testing for hepatitis C serological or nucleic acid markers, or both.
                               malignant neoplasm of the bile duct—see subsection 7(2).
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                               ppm-years means parts per million multiplied by years of exposure.
                                  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.
                                  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