Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00016:clause:1_1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00016
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 7510–10512

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                  being exposed to the hepatitis C virus means:
         (a)          having percutaneous exposure (intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous or intradermal) or permucosal exposure to a specified body substance which is derived from a person infected with the hepatitis C virus; or
         (b)        having a tissue or organ transplant, where the tissue or organ is derived from a person infected with the hepatitis C virus.
Note: specified body substance is also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                  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:
W is the person's weight in kilograms; and
H is the person's height in metres.
                                  hepatitis C—see subsection 7(2).
                                  iron overload means an accumulation of excess iron in tissues and organs which has been confirmed by elevated ferritin or transferrin saturation levels.
Note: Causes include haemochromatosis or blood transfusions.
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                               pack-years of cigarettes, or the equivalent thereof in other tobacco products means a calculation of consumption where one pack-year of cigarettes equals 20 tailor-made cigarettes per day for a period of one calendar year, or 7 300 cigarettes.  One tailor-made cigarette approximates one gram of tobacco or one gram of cigar or pipe tobacco by weight.  One pack-year of tailor-made cigarettes equates to 7.3 kilograms of smoking tobacco by weight.  Tobacco products mean cigarettes, pipe tobacco or cigars, smoked alone or in any combination.
                                  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 body substance means:
         (a)          blood, blood products or any body fluid containing blood; or
         (b)          semen or vaginal secretions.
                                  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.