{"id":"F2006L01268","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning angle-closure glaucoma No. 26 of 2006","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-angle-closure-glaucoma-no-26-of-2006","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":58741,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L01268-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning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. 26 of 2006","content":"Amendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA\n\nNo. 26 of 2006\n\nfor the purposes of the\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\nand\n\nMilitary Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004\n\n(a) The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Instrument No. 16 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 definition:\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. 16 of 1999, section 120B of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and section 339 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":1735},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a targeted technical refinement to clarify the threshold for what constitutes qualifying trauma. It does not expand the legislation's scope beyond its original purpose of determining service-related disability for angle-closure glaucoma; rather, it tightens the evidentiary criteria."},"complexity_factors":["Single definitional amendment with highly technical medical terminology (intraocular inflammation, tissue disruption)","Requires understanding of veterans' compensation framework and Statements of Principles","References to two primary Acts and one superseded instrument (Instrument No. 16 of 1999)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument narrows what counts as \"significant trauma to the affected eye\" for veterans and defence personnel claiming service-related angle‑closure glaucoma, tightening the link needed for compensation. \n\nNow an qualifying eye injury must be penetrating, blunt, chemical or radiation trauma and must cause intraocular inflammation, intraocular bleeding, or other disruption of internal eye tissue; the change applies to all current and future claims."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-angle-closure-glaucoma-no-26-of-2006","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-angle-closure-glaucoma-no-26-of-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-angle-closure-glaucoma-no-26-of-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-angle-closure-glaucoma-no-26-of-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-angle-closure-glaucoma-no-26-of-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-angle-closure-glaucoma-no-26-of-2006/documents"}}