Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00481:clause:1_1:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00481
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 14024–16496

glaucoma—see subsection 7(2).
                                     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.
                                     scleritis means acute or chronic inflammation that affects the white outer coating of the eye ball.
                                     specified list of conditions or procedures means:
(a)          carotid endarterectomy;
(b)          diabetic retinopathy;
(c)          intraocular surgery;
(d)          intraocular tumour;
(e)          carotid artery disease;
(f)           radiotherapy;
(g)          retinal detachment;
(h)          retinal vascular occlusion;
(i)            retinal vasculitis; or
(j)            another acquired condition causing posterior segment ischaemia.
                                     specified list of endocrine diseases means:
(a)          Cushing syndrome;
(b)           diabetes mellitus;
(c)           eye disease associated with Graves' disease; and
(d)          hypothyroidism.
                                     sympathetic ophthalmia means the presence of uveitis in both eyes following:
(a)          intraocular surgery to one eye; or
(b)          trauma to one eye.
Note: trauma is 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.
                                     trauma means:
(a)          blunt or penetrating physical injury; or
(b)          chemical, thermal or radiation injury;
                                     that results in intraocular inflammation, intraocular bleeding or other intraocular tissue disruption.
                                     uveitis means acute or chronic inflammation of the vascular middle coat of the eye ball, comprising the iris, ciliary body and choroid. This definition includes choroidal effusion.
                                     VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.