{"id":"F2005B02502","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning acquired cataract No. 33 of 2002","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acquired-cataract-no-33-of-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32804,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02502-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning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. 33 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.33 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(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Instrument No.38 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.38 of 2001 and section 120B 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":2082},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment stays strictly within the instrument's original purpose of maintaining the Acquired Cataract Statement of Principles. It is a housekeeping change that does not expand liability, alter the class of affected veterans, or broaden the medical conditions covered."},"complexity_factors":["Single mechanical operation (deletion of one definition)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or triggers","Extremely brief (one substantive amendment)","No interpretive provisions or cross-referencing schemes"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a minor technical amendment to the medical rulebook used to decide if veterans with **acquired cataract** (clouding of the eye lens) can get disability benefits.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Deletes the definition of \"diabetes mellitus\"** from the Statement of Principles concerning Acquired Cataract (the medical guidelines created under the *Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986*)\n- The Repatriation Medical Authority will now use standard medical definitions of diabetes when assessing claims, rather than a specific legally-prescribed definition\n- Applies to all veteran compensation claims involving cataracts\n\n**Why it matters:**\nStatements of Principles determine whether a health condition is \"service-related\" (meaning the military caused or worsened it). By removing this definition, the Authority is streamlining how they assess whether diabetes contributed to a veteran's eye condition—likely making the process more flexible and aligned with current medical understanding."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acquired-cataract-no-33-of-2002","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acquired-cataract-no-33-of-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acquired-cataract-no-33-of-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acquired-cataract-no-33-of-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acquired-cataract-no-33-of-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acquired-cataract-no-33-of-2002/documents"}}