Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00013:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00013
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 13189–16825

1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                  acute precipitating event means a physical stimulus or event that causes a sudden, intense physical response.
Note: Examples of an acute precipitating event include:

           (a)        abrupt cessation of thyroxine therapy;
           (b)       acute illness including cerebrovascular accident, gastrointestinal bleed, myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism;
           (c)        acute iodine load including iodine-containing drugs;
           (d)       drugs including sedatives, opioids, antipsychotics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, phenytoin, beta blockers, diuretics and chemotherapeutic agents;
           (e)        hypothermia;
           (f)        infection including pneumonia, urinary tract infections and septicaemia;
           (g)       physical trauma including burns; and
           (h)       surgery.
                                  albuminuria means an albumin to creatinine ratio of at least 3 mg/mmol.
                                  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 kidney disease means:
(a)          having a glomerular filtration rate of less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for at least 3 months; or
(b)          having albuminuria for at least 3 months; or
(c)          having kidney damage, as evidenced by renal biopsy, imaging studies, urinary sediment abnormalities or other markers of abnormal renal function; or
(d)          having had a kidney transplant.
Note: albuminuria is also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                  hypothyroidism—see subsection 7(2).
                                  iodine deficiency means:
(a)          an average intake of iodine of less than 150 micrograms of iodine per day, or less than 250 micrograms per day for pregnant or lactating women, for a continuous period of at least 30 days; or
(b)          having a urinary iodine concentration of less than 100 micrograms per litre, or less than 150 micrograms per litre for pregnant women.
                                  iodine excess means:
(a)          an average intake of more than 1,100 micrograms of iodine per day for adults, or more than 900 micrograms per day for those aged 18 years and under, for a continuous period of at least 3 months; or
(b)          having a urinary iodine concentration of greater than 300 micrograms per litre, or greater than 500 micrograms per litre for pregnant women.
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                  myxoedema coma means a constellation of severe and life-threatening symptoms of rapid onset in a patient with biochemical evidence of decreased thyroxine level. Characteristic symptoms and signs are decreased mental status and hypothermia, and hypotension, bradycardia, hyponatremia, hypoglycaemia and hypoventilation are typically present.
Note 1: Myxoedema coma is also known as decompensated hypothyroidism.
         Note 2: Myxoedema coma may be the first presentation of undiagnosed hypothyroidism, or may complicate existing hypothyroidism.
                                  relevant service means:
(a)          operational service under the VEA;
(b)          peacekeeping service under the VEA;
(c)          hazardous service under the VEA;
(d)