Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00210:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00210
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 10051–13908

1               Definitions
  In this instrument:
                                     active tuberculosis disease means an illness in which tuberculosis bacteria are multiplying and inducing an inflammatory response.
                                     being:
(a) on land in Vietnam; or
(b) at sea in Vietnamese waters;
means service in at least one of the areas and at the times described in Items 3A, 3B, 4 and 8 of Schedule 2 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
                                     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.
                                     estuarine Vietnamese waters means at least one of the waterways or harbours in the relevant areas described in Items 4 and 8 of Schedule 2 of the VEA.
                                     Hodgkin lymphoma—see subsection 7(2).
                                     inhaling, ingesting or having cutaneous contact with a chemical agent contaminated by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin (TCDD) means:
(a)          decanting or spraying;
(b)          cleaning or maintaining equipment used to apply;
(c)          being sprayed with;
(d)          handling or sawing timber treated with;
(e)          being in an environment shrouded in dust from timber treated with; or
(f)           using cutting oils contaminated with;
                                     one of the following chemicals:
(a)          2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid;
(b)          2,4,5-trichlorophenoxypropionic acid;
(c)          2,4,5-trichlorophenol;
(d)          2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)-ethyl 2,2-dichloropropionate;
(e)          o,o-dimethyl-o-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl)-phosphorothioate;
(f)           pentachlorophenol;
(g)          2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol;
(h)          2,4,6-trichlorophenol;
(i)            1,3,5-trichloro-2-(4-nitrophenoxy)benzene;
(j)            2,4-dichloro-1-(4-nitrophenoxy)benzene; or
(k)          2,4-dichloro-1-(3-methoxy-4-nitrophenoxy)-benzene.
                                     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.
                                     potable water means water that is safe for drinking, food preparation and beverage production.
                                     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 list of autoimmune diseases means: