{"id":"F2005B02501","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning acquired cataract No. 32 of 2002","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acquired-cataract-no-32-of-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32803,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02501-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning acquired cataract No. 32 of 2002","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: _\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nInstrument No.32 of 2002\n\n \n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nACQUIRED CATARACT\n\nICD-10-AM CODES: H25, H26, H28.1, H28.2\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986   \n\n1. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Instrument No.37 of 2001 by:\n\n \n\n1. in paragraph 8 deleting the definition of “diabetes mellitus”.\n\n\n \n\n2. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No.37 of 2001 and section 120A of the Act apply.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated this  Ninth day of  January 2002\n\n \n\nThe Common Seal of the    )\n\nRepatriation Medical Authority   )\n\nwas affixed to this instrument  )\n\nin the presence of    )\n\nKEN DONALD\n\nCHAIRMAN\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1656},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow technical amendment that removes a single definition. It does not expand or alter the substantive scope of the original Statement of Principles concerning acquired cataract."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (deletion of one definition)","Only two sections total","No conditional logic or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Act and instrument being amended)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument removes the specific legal definition of \"diabetes mellitus\" from the Statement of Principles for acquired cataract. That change alters how cataract claims involving diabetes are assessed — either by shifting the definition to a central medical dictionary or by relying on the ordinary medical meaning — and therefore affects veterans and dependents seeking compensation under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acquired-cataract-no-32-of-2002","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acquired-cataract-no-32-of-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acquired-cataract-no-32-of-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acquired-cataract-no-32-of-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acquired-cataract-no-32-of-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acquired-cataract-no-32-of-2002/documents"}}