Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00502:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00502
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 9312–12605

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                               being exposed to high levels of dietary aflatoxins means living or working in a geographic region or country where food items, particularly grains and nuts, are regularly contaminated with high levels of aflatoxins, and consuming these food items as a major part of the diet.
        Note: Geographic regions or countries where food items are regularly contaminated with high levels of aflatoxins include sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Eastern Mediterranean and China.
                               being obese means having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater.
Note: BMI is also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                               BMI means W/H2 where:
W is the person's weight in kilograms; and
H is the person's height in metres.
                               chronic hepatitis means biochemical evidence of continuing or relapsing hepatocellular necrosis and hepatic inflammation for at least six months.
                               chronic infection with hepatitis B virus means infection with hepatitis B virus resulting in a chronic infection of at least six months duration, and which must be confirmed by laboratory testing for hepatitis B serological or nucleic acid markers.
                               chronic infection with hepatitis C virus means infection with hepatitis C virus resulting in a chronic infection of at least six months duration and which must be confirmed by laboratory testing for hepatitis C serological or nucleic acid markers.
                               chronic infection with hepatitis D virus means infection with hepatitis D virus resulting in a chronic infection of at least six months duration and which must be confirmed by laboratory testing for hepatitis D serological or nucleic acid markers.
                               cumulative equivalent dose means the total dose of ionising radiation received by the particular organ or tissue from external exposure, internal exposure or both, apart from normal background radiation exposure in Australia, calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Guide to calculation of 'cumulative equivalent dose' for the purpose of applying ionising radiation factors contained in Statements of Principles determined under Part XIA of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth), Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, as in force on 2 August 2017.
         Note 1:               Examples of circumstances that might lead to exposure to ionising radiation include being present during or subsequent to the testing or use of nuclear weapons, undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic medical procedures involving ionising radiation, and being a member of an aircrew, leading to increased levels of exposure to cosmic radiation.
         Note 2:               For the purpose of dose reconstruction, dose is calculated as an average over the mass of a specific tissue or organ. If a tissue is exposed to multiple sources of ionising radiation, the various dose estimates for each type of radiation must be combined.
                               malignant neoplasm of the liver—see subsection 7(2).
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation