Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C01119:reg:1:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C01119
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 1 (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 23512–27182

and smoking 40 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 20 pack-years.
                                     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.
                                     severe vitamin C deficiency means symptoms of scurvy or a serum ascorbic acid level of less than 2.5 milligrams per litre.
                                     significant other means a person who has a close family bond or a close personal relationship and is important or influential in one's life.
                                     specified list of autoimmune or mucocutaneous diseases means:
(a)          bullous pemphigoid;
(b)          chronic ulcerative stomatitis;
(c)          dermatomyositis;
(d)          discoid lupus erythematosus;
(e)          epidermolysis bullosa acquisita;
(f)           erythema multiforme;
(g)          linear IgA disease;
(h)          mixed connective tissue disease;
(i)            mucous membrane pemphigoid;
(j)            oral lichen planus;
(k)          oral lichenoid lesions;
(l)            pemphigus vulgaris;
(m)        psoriasis;
(n)          Sjögren syndrome; or
(o)          systemic lupus erythematosus.
                                     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 to the affected region of the gums means physical injury to the gingival tissues by various mechanisms including thermal, electrical and chemical burns, abrasion, and blunt or penetrating trauma.
        Note: Examples of trauma to the gums include tooth fractures, inappropriate teeth cleaning (including toothbrushing or dental flossing), damage to the gums with sharp instruments and thermal burns from the consumption of hot foods or beverages.
                                     VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

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