Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00457:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00457
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 11945–15415

1               Definitions
  In this instrument:
                               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.
                               chronic renal failure means:
(a)          having a glomerular filtration rate of less than 15 mL/min/1.73 m2 for a period of at least 3 months; or
(b)          a need for renal replacement therapy (dialysis or transplantation) for treatment of complications of decreased glomerular filtration rate which would otherwise increase the risk of morbidity and mortality; or
(c)          undergoing chronic dialysis.
                               iron deficiency means having a serum ferritin level of less than 30 micrograms per litre.
                               MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                               one pack-year means the amount of tobacco consumed in smoking 20 cigarettes per day for a period of 1 year, or an equivalent amount of tobacco products.
         Note 1: An equivalent amount of tobacco products is 7,300 grams of smoking tobacco by weight, either in cigarettes, pipe tobacco or cigars, or a combination of same. For pipe tobacco, cigars or combinations of multiple tobacco types, 1 gram of tobacco is considered to be equal to one cigarette.
         Note 2: Pack-years are calculated by dividing the number of cigarettes smoked per day by 20 and multiplying this number by the number of years the person has smoked. For example, smoking 10 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 5 pack-years, and smoking 40 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 20 pack-years.
                               radiculopathy means a disease of the nerve roots resulting in symptoms of weakness, pain or loss of sensation.
                               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.
                               restless legs syndrome—see subsection 7(2).
                               restless legs syndrome augmentation means a worsening of restless legs symptoms caused by long-term high dose drug therapy for that disease.
        Note: Augmentation is characterised by more severe symptoms and earlier onset of symptoms during the day. It often involves the spread of symptoms to the arms or other regions of the body.
                               specified list of drugs means:
(a)          antipsychotics including olanzapine and quetiapine;
(b)          histamine H2-receptor antagonists including chlorpheniramine and hydroxyzine;
(c)          selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors including citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine and sertraline;
(d)          serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors including venlafaxine;
(e)          tetracyclic antidepressants including mianserin and mirtazapine;
(f)           topiramate;
(g)          tricyclic antidepressants including amitriptyline; or
(h)          zonisamide.
                               specified list of