Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00653:reg:9:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00653
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 7516–10446

9               Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must as a minimum exist before it can be said that a reasonable hypothesis has been raised connecting substance use disorder or death from substance use disorder with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          having a clinically significant disorder of mental health as specified at the time of the clinical onset of substance use disorder;
Note: clinically significant disorder of mental health as specified is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(2)          experiencing a category 1A stressor within the five years  before the clinical onset of substance use disorder;
Note: category 1A stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(3)          experiencing a category 1B stressor within the five years before the clinical onset of substance use disorder;
Note: category 1B stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(4)          experiencing the death of a significant other within the five years before the clinical onset of substance use disorder;
Note: significant other is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(5)          having a medical or psychiatric condition for which a substance was medically prescribed, at the time of the clinical onset of substance use disorder, where the substance use disorder involves one or more agents from the same pharmacological class as the prescribed medication;
(6)          experiencing severe childhood abuse before the clinical onset of substance use disorder;
Note: severe childhood abuse is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(7)          having a medical illness or injury which is life-threatening or which results in serious physical or cognitive disability, within the five years before the clinical onset of substance use disorder;
(8)          experiencing a category 2 stressor within the one year before the clinical onset of substance use disorder;
Note: category 2 stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(9)          having persistent pain of at least three months duration at the time of the clinical onset of substance use disorder;
Note:  persistent pain is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(10)      having a clinically significant disorder of mental health as specified at the time of the clinical worsening of substance use disorder;
Note: clinically significant disorder of mental health as specified is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(11)      experiencing a category 1A stressor within the five years  before the clinical worsening of substance use disorder;
Note: category 1A stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(12)      experiencing a category 1B stressor within the five years  before the clinical worsening of substance use disorder;
Note: category 1B stressor is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(13)      experiencing the death of a significant other within the five years