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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 6542–9218

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                               being obese means:
(a)          having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater; or
(b)          for males, having a waist circumference exceeding 102 centimetres; or
(c)          for females, having a waist circumference exceeding 88 centimetres.
      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.
                               dyslipidaemia means persistently abnormal blood lipid levels, diagnosed by a medical practitioner and evidenced by:
(a)          a serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol level less than 1.0 mmol/L; or
(b)          a serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol level greater than 4.0 mmol/L; or
(c)          a serum triglyceride level greater than or equal to 2.0 mmol/L; or
(d)          a total serum cholesterol level greater than 5.5 mmol/L; or
(e)          the regular administration of drug therapy to normalise blood lipid levels.
                               MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                               rapid weight loss means reduction of body mass by at least 20 percent, within a continuous period of no more than 6 months.
        Note: Situations which can be associated with rapid weight loss and protein-calorie malnutrition include anorexia nervosa, acute starvation and surgery causing significant diarrhoea or malabsorption (for example, extensive small bowel resection and pancreaticoduodenectomy).
                               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.
                               steatohepatitis—see subsection 7(2).
                               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.
                               total parenteral nutrition means a total nutrient admixture providing calories, amino acids, electrolytes, fluids, minerals, trace elements and vitamins, by the intravenous route.
                               VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.