{"id":"F2006L01267","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning angle-closure glaucoma No. 25 of 2006","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-angle-closure-glaucoma-no-25-of-2006","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":58739,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L01267-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning angle-closure glaucoma No. 25 of 2006","content":"Amendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA\n\nNo. 25 of 2006\n\nfor the purposes of the\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\nand\n\nMilitary Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004\n\n1.  The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Instrument No. 15 of 1999, by:\n\n1.  in clause 8, deleting the definition of “significant trauma to the affected eye” and inserting in its place the following:\n\n“‘significant trauma to the affected eye’ means penetrating, blunt, chemical or radiation injury involving the affected eye that results in intraocular inflammation, intraocular bleeding or other intraocular tissue disruption;”\n\n2. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No. 15 of 1999, section 120A of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and section 338 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 apply.\n\n3. The amendment made by this instrument takes effect from 10 May 2006.\n\nDated this twenty-sixth day of April 2006\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\nCHAIRPERSON","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2103},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment remains strictly within the original scope of the Statement of Principles concerning angle-closure glaucoma. It does not expand the instrument's coverage or introduce new claim categories, but merely refines the existing medical definition of trauma used to assess service-relatedness."},"complexity_factors":["Single definitional amendment replacing clause 8 of Instrument No. 15 of 1999","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the empowering Acts","Straightforward substitution with no conditional exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This document amends the **Statement of Principles** (legal rules that determine if a veteran's medical condition is connected to their military service) for **angle-closure glaucoma** — a serious eye condition where fluid pressure builds up and can damage the optic nerve.\n\n**What it changes:**\nIt updates the definition of **\"significant trauma to the affected eye\"** — one of the factors veterans can use to prove their glaucoma is related to their service.\n\nThe new definition specifies that \"significant trauma\" means:\n* Penetrating injuries (piercing wounds)\n* Blunt injuries (impact without breaking skin)\n* Chemical injuries\n* Radiation injuries\n\n**But only if** these injuries result in internal eye problems such as inflammation, bleeding, or tissue disruption.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nVeterans and current/former defence force members claiming compensation or rehabilitation under the *Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986* or the *Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004*."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-angle-closure-glaucoma-no-25-of-2006","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-angle-closure-glaucoma-no-25-of-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-angle-closure-glaucoma-no-25-of-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-angle-closure-glaucoma-no-25-of-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-angle-closure-glaucoma-no-25-of-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-angle-closure-glaucoma-no-25-of-2006/documents"}}