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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 7389–10537

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                                   being obese means having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater.
Note: BMI is 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.
                                     direct trauma to the affected tendon means a discrete event involving the application of significant physical force to the affected tendon, that causes:
(a)          the development of symptoms and signs of pain and tenderness, and either altered mobility or range of movement of the hip. In the case of sustained unconsciousness or the masking of pain by analgesic medication, these symptoms and signs must appear on return to consciousness or the withdrawal of the analgesic medication; and
(b)          the persistence of these symptoms and signs for a period of at least 7 days following their onset, save for where medical intervention for the trauma to the affected tendon has occurred and that medical intervention involves one of the following:
(i)            immobilisation of the hip by splinting or similar external agent;
(ii)         injection of a corticosteroid or local anaesthetic into the hip; or
(iii)       surgery to the hip.
                                     gluteal tendinopathy—see subsection 7(2).
                                     MET means a unit of measurement of the level of physical exertion. 1 MET = 3.5 ml of oxygen/kg of body weight per minute, or 1.0 kcal/kg of body weight per hour, or resting metabolic rate.
                                     MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                     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 defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                     systemic inflammatory disease means:
(a)           rheumatoid arthritis;
(b)           polymyalgia rheumatica;
(c)           ankylosing spondylitis;
(d)           enteropathic spondyloarthropathy (arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease);
(e)           psoriatic arthropathy;
(f)           reactive arthritis; or
(g)           undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy.
                                     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.