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Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00146
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1
Character Range: 5162–6387

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                  otic capsule (or bony labyrinth) means the bony cavities in the temporal bone of the inner ear and includes the cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals.
                               otosclerosis—see subsection 7(2).
                                  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.
                                  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.