{"id":"F2005B02660","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning acute blepharitis No. 20 of 2004","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-blepharitis-no-20-of-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32895,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02660-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning acute blepharitis No. 20 of 2004","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. 20 of 2004\n\n \n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\n \n\nACUTE BLEPHARITIS\n\n \n\n \n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\n \n\n1. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), Instrument No. 116 of 1995, by:\n\n\n \n\n1. in clause 4, deleting the definition of “irritant substances” and inserting in its place the following:\n\n\n \n\n“‘irritant substances’ means substances causing an irritant effect such as dyes, oils, industrial chemicals, tobacco smoke or CS agent;”\n\n \n\n \n\n2. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No. 116 of 1995, and section 120B of the Act apply.\n\n \n\nDated this 24th  day of  May 2004\n\n \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":1332},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a minor technical amendment that clarifies an existing definition within the Statement of Principles. It does not expand the scope beyond determining liability for acute blepharitis in veterans' compensation claims; it merely specifies what substances qualify as 'irritant substances' under the existing framework."},"complexity_factors":["Single definitional amendment to one clause","No conditional logic or operational provisions","Only two operative sections (the amendment and the application clause)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This instrument updates the medical rules used to decide if veterans can receive compensation for **acute blepharitis** (sudden inflammation of the eyelids).\n\n**The specific change:** It replaces the definition of *\"irritant substances\"* in the 1995 Statement of Principles. The new definition clarifies that these are substances \"causing an irritant effect\" and gives specific examples including:\n* Dyes\n* Oils  \n* Industrial chemicals\n* Tobacco smoke\n* CS agent (a type of tear gas used in military training)\n\n**Who it affects:** Veterans claiming compensation for acute blepharitis, and the decision-makers assessing whether their eye condition was caused by exposure to irritants during military service.\n\n**Why it matters:** The updated definition removes ambiguity by listing concrete examples of what counts as an irritant substance when linking the condition to service."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-blepharitis-no-20-of-2004","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-blepharitis-no-20-of-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-blepharitis-no-20-of-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-blepharitis-no-20-of-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-blepharitis-no-20-of-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-blepharitis-no-20-of-2004/documents"}}