Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01175:clause:1_1:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01175
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 13015–14438

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.
                                  relevant service means:
         (a)          eligible war service (other than operational service) under the VEA;
         (b)          defence service (other than hazardous service and British nuclear test defence service) under the VEA; or
         (c)          peacetime service under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA and VEA are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                               menopausal hormone therapy means administration of estrogen preparations, often in combination with a progestogen, to offset a hormone deficiency following surgically induced or naturally occurring menopause.
                               nulliparous means having never given birth to a viable infant.
                               parous means having given birth to a viable infant.
                                  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.