{"id":"F2005B02722","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning acute pancreatitis No. 42 of 2003","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-pancreatitis-no-42-of-2003","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32921,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02722-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning acute pancreatitis No. 42 of 2003","content":"Instrument No.42 of 2003\n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nACUTE PANCREATITIS\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\n1.  The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), Instrument No.46 of 1997, as amended by Instrument No.75 of 1998 by:\n\n1.  in paragraph 5, deleting factor (b) and inserting in its place the following factor:\n\n“(b) having consumed at least 180kg of alcohol within any five year period, and continuing to consume alcohol at the time of the clinical onset of acute pancreatitis; or”\n\nB. in paragraph 7, deleting the definition of “prolonged and heavy alcohol consumption”.\n\n2. The amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.46 of 1997, as amended by Instrument No.75 of 1998 and section 120B of the Act apply.\n\n  \n\nDated this Seventh day of October 2003\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","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1526},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment maintains the original scope of the Statement of Principles concerning acute pancreatitis. It refines the evidentiary criteria for one specific causal factor (alcohol consumption) without expanding the medical conditions covered or the classes of eligible claimants."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision replacing factor (b) in paragraph 5 with a specific quantitative threshold","Deletion of one defined term from paragraph 7","Requires mathematical conversion to interpret clinical significance (180kg alcohol over 5 years)","Brief cross-references to parent Act (Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986) and previous amending instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment tightens the medical-evidence test for veterans seeking compensation for acute pancreatitis when alcohol is a contributing factor. It replaces the vague “prolonged and heavy alcohol consumption” test with a measurable threshold — at least 180 kg of alcohol in any five‑year period plus ongoing consumption at clinical onset — and removes the old definition, making causation assessments more objective but harder to meet."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-pancreatitis-no-42-of-2003","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-pancreatitis-no-42-of-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-pancreatitis-no-42-of-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-pancreatitis-no-42-of-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-pancreatitis-no-42-of-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-pancreatitis-no-42-of-2003/documents"}}