Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00164:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00164
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 14602–18512

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                     acromegaly means a chronic disease of adults resulting from excess production of growth hormone after closure of the epiphyses.
                                                   being obese means having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater.
Note: BMI is also 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.
                                     clinical onset means the point backwards in time from the first date of imaging confirming thoracolumbar spondylosis, to the date at which the symptoms of thoracolumbar spondylosis were persistently present, as assessed by a registered medical practitioner.
                                     imaging evidence of degenerative change means an image of the interior of a body obtained by medical techniques, including X-ray radiography or magnetic resonance imaging, showing prior degenerative change that is usually obtained at a date after the date of clinical onset of the disease.
Note: clinical onset is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
                                     kyphotic abnormality means abnormally increased dorsal convexity in the curvature of the lumbar vertebral column.
                                     leg length inequality means a clinically significant disparity of at least 2 centimetres in leg length, where the inequality remains uncorrected and involves the limb in daily use. Correction of the leg length inequality includes surgery or use of orthotic footwear with a raised heel.
                                     lordotic abnormality means abnormally increased dorsal concavity in the curvature of the lumbar vertebral column.
                                     MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                     penetrating injury to an intervertebral disc means piercing of an intervertebral disc by an object such as a bullet, shell fragment, knife or needle.
                                     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.
                                     specified list of depositional joint diseases means:
(a)          alkaptonuria (also known as ochronosis);
(b)          calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease (also known as pseudogout);
(c)          gout;
(d)          haemochromatosis; or
(e)          Wilson's disease.
                                     specified list of inflammatory joint diseases means:
(a)          ankylosing spondylitis;
(b)          arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease;
(c)          psoriatic arthritis;
(d)          reactive arthritis; or
(e)          rheumatoid arthritis.
                                     specified list of spinal conditions means:
(a)          deformity of a joint of a vertebra;
(b)          deformity of a vertebra;
(c)          scoliosis; or
(d)          spondylolisthesis.
                                     spinal fusion means surgery to permanently connect two or more adjacent vertebrae in the spine, eliminating motion between them.
                                     terminal event means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes the following:
         (a)           pneumonia;
         (b)           respiratory failure;
         (c)           cardiac arrest;
         (d)