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1               Definitions
In this instrument:
                                  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 three 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.
                                  crystal-induced arthropathy means arthropathy resulting from the deposition of monosodium urate, calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate, calcium hydroxyapatite or calcium oxalate.
                                  immunocompromised state as specified means a condition of substantially lowered immune function, such as would occur in the following conditions or circumstances:
         (a)          being infected with human immunodeficiency virus;
         (b)          being treated with an immunosuppressive drug;
         (c)          having a haematological or solid organ malignancy;
         (d)          having chronic renal failure;
         (e)          having severe malnutrition; or
         (f)           undergoing solid organ, stem cell or bone marrow transplantation.
         Note:  chronic renal failure and immunosuppressive drug are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                  immunosuppressive drug means a drug or an agent which results in substantial suppression of immune responses.
         Note:  Examples of an immunosuppressive drug include corticosteroids other than inhaled or topical corticosteroids, drugs used to prevent transplant rejection, tumor necrosis factor- inhibitors and chemotherapeutic agents used for the treatment of cancer.
                                  knee bursitis—see subsection 6(2).
                                  medial compartment bursitis means pes anserine bursitis, medial collateral ligament bursitis and semimembranosus-tibial collateral ligament bursitis.
                                  MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
                                  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.
                                  significant biomechanical abnormality means an abnormality that causes a significant alteration of biomechanical forces through the knee, such as would occur with genu valgum or collateral ligament knee joint instability.
                                  specified list of diseases means:
         (a)          ankylosing spondylitis;
         (b)          enteropathic spondyloarthropathy;
         (c)          gout, pseudogout, or other crystal-induced arthropathy;
         (d)          pigmented villonodular proliferation;
         (e)          polymyalgia rheumatica;
         (f)           psoriatic arthropathy;
         (g)          reactive arthritis;
         (h)          rheumatoid arthritis;
         (i)            sarcoidosis; or
         (j)            undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy.
Note:  crystal-induced arthropathy is also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
                                  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.
                                  VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.