{"id":"F2008B00009","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning acute sinusitis No. 328 of 1995","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-sinusitis-no-328-of-1995","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71918,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00009-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning acute sinusitis No. 328 of 1995","content":"Instrument No.328 of 1995\n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nACUTE SINUSITIS\n\nICD CODES: 461\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986  \nsubsection 196B(2)\n\nThe Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), Instrument No.209 of 1995 (Statement of Principles concerning acute sinusitis) by:\n\n1. inserting immediately after paragraph (e) of clause 1, the following:\n\n“(ea) suffering from sinus barotrauma immediately before the clinical onset of acute sinusitis; or”\n\n2. inserting after the definition of “immuno-compromised state” in paragraph 4 the following definition:\n\n“'sinus barotrauma' (also known as aerosinusitis or barosinusitis) means fluid accumulation and inflammation of the mucosa of one or more paranasal sinuses due to an inability to equilibrate the difference in pressure between the surrounding atmosphere and the air within the sinus cavity, causing clinical symptoms of sinus pain, sinus haemorrhage or x-ray changes to the sinus cavity, attracting ICD code 993.1;”.\n\nThe amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.209 of 1995 and section 120A of the Act apply.\n\n  \n\nDated this Twenty-ninth day of August 1995\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":1872},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment remains tightly focused on the original purpose of Instrument No. 209 of 1995—establishing causal factors for acute sinusitis in veterans. It simply adds one additional medical pathway (sinus barotrauma) without expanding the scope beyond the original intent or introducing new policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only two operative amendments (inserting one new causative factor and one definition)","No nested conditional logic, exceptions, or saving provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent instrument and enabling Act section)","Single, discrete subject matter focused on one medical condition"],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment updates the Statement of Principles for acute sinusitis to add sinus barotrauma (aerosinusitis/barosinusitis) — sinus inflammation and fluid from rapid pressure changes (e.g., flying, diving) — as a recognised cause. \n\nIt affects veterans who developed acute sinusitis after pressure-related sinus injury (aircrew, submariners, divers) and matters because, under the Veterans' Entitlements Act, listing this factor helps establish service connection for compensation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-sinusitis-no-328-of-1995","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-sinusitis-no-328-of-1995/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-sinusitis-no-328-of-1995/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-sinusitis-no-328-of-1995/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-sinusitis-no-328-of-1995/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-sinusitis-no-328-of-1995/documents"}}