Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00015:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00015
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 11367–14684

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:
         (a)          having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater; or
         (b)          for males, having a waist circumference exceeding 120 centimetres; or
         (c)          for females, having a waist circumference exceeding 88 centimetres.
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.
                               colorectal precancerous lesions means changes to colorectal cells that make them more likely to develop into cancer, and includes colorectal adenomas and non-adenomatous epithelial dysplasia.
                               cumulative equivalent dose means the total dose of ionising radiation received by the particular organ or tissue from external exposure, internal exposure or both, apart from normal background radiation exposure in Australia, calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Guide to calculation of 'cumulative equivalent dose' for the purpose of applying ionising radiation factors contained in Statements of Principles determined under Part XIA of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth), Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, as in force on 2 August 2017.
         Note 1: Examples of circumstances that might lead to exposure to ionising radiation include being present during or subsequent to the testing or use of nuclear weapons, undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic medical procedures involving ionising radiation, and being a member of an aircrew, leading to increased levels of exposure to cosmic radiation.
         Note 2: For the purpose of dose reconstruction, dose is calculated as an average over the mass of a specific tissue or organ. If a tissue is exposed to multiple sources of ionising radiation, the various dose estimates for each type of radiation must be combined.
                               fibre in food means complex carbohydrates of plant origin consumed as vegetables, fruits or cereals which resist digestion by gastrointestinal enzymes in the gastrointestinal tract, and include plant cell walls and non-starch polysaccharides from sources other than cell walls, including cellulose and pectins.
                               malignant neoplasm of the colon and rectum—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.
                               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