Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01398:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01398
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 12573–15845

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                     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:
(a)           W is the person's weight in kilograms; and
(b)           H is the person's height in metres.
                                     chronic renal failure means:
(a)           having a glomerular filtration rate of less than 15 mL/min/1.73 m2 for a period of at least 3 months; or
(b)           a need for renal replacement therapy (dialysis or transplantation) for treatment of complications of decreased glomerular filtration rate which would otherwise increase the risk of morbidity and mortality; or
(c)           undergoing chronic dialysis.
                                     clinically significant disorder of mental health as specified means one of the following conditions, which is of sufficient severity to warrant ongoing management:
(a)          anxiety disorder;
(b)          attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; or
(c)          depressive disorder.
         Note 1: Management of the condition may involve regular visits (for example, at least monthly) to a psychiatrist, counsellor or general practitioner.
         Note 2: To warrant ongoing management does not require that any actual management was received or given for the condition.
                                     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.
                                     iron deficiency means having a serum ferritin level of less than 30 micrograms per litre.
                                     MET means a unit of measurement of the level of physical exertion. 1 MET = 3.5 ml of oxygen/kg of body weight per minute, or 1.0 kcal/kg of body weight per hour, or resting metabolic rate.
                                                   MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                     one pack-year means the amount of tobacco consumed in smoking 20 cigarettes per day for a period of 1 year, or an equivalent amount of tobacco products.
         Note 1: An equivalent amount of tobacco products is 7,300 grams of smoking tobacco by weight, either in cigarettes, pipe tobacco or cigars, or a combination of same. For pipe tobacco, cigars or combinations of multiple tobacco types, 1 gram of tobacco is considered to be equal to one cigarette.
         Note 2: Pack-years are calculated by dividing the number of cigarettes smoked per day by 20 and multiplying this number by the number of years the person has smoked. For example, smoking 10 cigarettes per day for 10 years is equal to 5 pack-years, and smoking 40 cigarettes per day