{"id":"F2008B00011","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning acute sinusitis No. 329 of 1995","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-sinusitis-no-329-of-1995","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71923,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00011-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning acute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. 329 of 1995","content":"Instrument No.329 of 1995\n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nACUTE SINUSITIS\n\nICD CODES: 461\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986  \nsubsection 196B(3)\n\nThe Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), Instrument No.210 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.210 of 1995 and section 120B 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":1017},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a targeted, surgical amendment adding one specific medical etiology (sinus barotrauma) to the existing Statement of Principles. It does not expand the scope beyond the original purpose of determining liability for acute sinusitis under the Veterans' Entitlements Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very short amendment (2 operative provisions)","Single definitional addition with clear ICD code reference","Minimal cross-referencing (only to existing Instrument No.210 of 1995)","No nested conditions or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment adds sinus barotrauma (aerosinusitis) as a recognised medical factor that can causally link acute sinusitis to service — i.e., pressure-related sinus injury from flying, diving or similar. It affects veterans lodging acute sinusitis claims, closing a gap so pressure‑injury evidence can support entitlement to benefits."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-sinusitis-no-329-of-1995","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-sinusitis-no-329-of-1995/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-sinusitis-no-329-of-1995/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-sinusitis-no-329-of-1995/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-sinusitis-no-329-of-1995/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-acute-sinusitis-no-329-of-1995/documents"}}