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is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
 1.           where smoking has ceased before clinical onset or clinical worsening:
         1.           having smoked at least one half of one pack-year but less than 5 pack-years, before clinical onset or clinical worsening, and the clinical onset or clinical worsening has occurred within 5 years of smoking cessation; or
         2.           having smoked at least 5 pack-years but less than 20 pack-years, before clinical onset or clinical worsening, and the clinical onset or clinical worsening occurred within 20 years of smoking cessation; or
         3.           having smoked at least 20 pack-years before clinical onset or clinical worsening;
Note: one pack-year is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
 1.           where exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke has not ceased, being exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke exhaled by others in an enclosed space for at least 1,000 hours before clinical onset or clinical worsening;
 2.           where exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke has ceased:
         1.           being exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke exhaled by others in an enclosed space for at least 1,000 hours but less than 5,000 hours before clinical onset or clinical worsening, and the clinical onset or clinical worsening has occurred within 5 years of the last exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke; or
         2.           being exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke exhaled by others in an enclosed space for at least 5,000 hours before clinical onset or clinical worsening;
 3.           where the use of smokeless tobacco has not ceased, using smokeless tobacco on more days than not for at least 1 year before clinical onset or clinical worsening;
Note: smokeless tobacco is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
 1.       where the use of smokeless tobacco has ceased:
         1.           using smokeless tobacco on more days than not for at least 1 year but less than 5 years before clinical onset or clinical worsening, and the clinical onset or clinical worsening has occurred within 5 years of ceasing to use smokeless tobacco; or
         2.           using smokeless tobacco on more days than not for at least 5 years before clinical onset or clinical worsening;
Note: smokeless tobacco is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
 1.       an inability to undertake any physical activity greater than 3 METs for at least the 5 years before clinical onset or clinical worsening;
Note: MET (metabolic equivalent) is a unit of measure of the level of physical capability of the cardiorespiratory system. For example, 1 MET = cardiorespiratory effort associated with a person sitting, 3-4 METs = cardiorespiratory effort associated with a person walking at average walking pace (5 km/h) or light gardening.
 1.       being sedentary for a cumulative total of at least 10 hours per day on more days than not for