{"id":"F2005B02624","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning asthma No. 37 of 2004","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-asthma-no-37-of-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32869,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02624-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning asthma No. 37 of 2004","content":"Instrument No. 37 of 2004\n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nASTHMA\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\nand\n\nMilitary Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004\n\n1.  The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Instrument No. 86 of 2001, by:\n\n1.  in paragraph 2, deleting sub-paragraph (b) and inserting in its place the following:\n\n“(b) For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, “asthma” means a condition marked by increased responsiveness of the bronchi to various stimuli manifested by recurrent attacks of paroxysmal dyspnoea, with wheezing due to spasmodic contraction of the bronchi which characteristically responds rapidly to bronchodilators. The airflow obstruction may not be completely reversible. This definition includes chronic airway obstruction due to asthma, and reactive airways dysfunction syndrome.”\n\n2. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No. 86 of 2001, section 120B of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and section 339 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 apply.\n\nDated this seventh day of October 2004\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":1705},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment remains within the original scope of defining medical conditions for veterans' compensation purposes. While the definition of asthma itself has been medically expanded to include reactive airways dysfunction syndrome and acknowledge persistent airway obstruction, this does not constitute a broadening of the legislation's overall scope or purpose beyond assessing respiratory disability claims."},"complexity_factors":["Use of technical medical terminology requiring lay explanation (paroxysmal dyspnoea, bronchodilators, bronchi, reactive airways dysfunction syndrome)","References to two separate Acts and a previous instrument (Instrument No. 86 of 2001)","Single, focused amendment structure with clear substitution of text"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates the Repatriation Medical Authority’s medical definition of \"asthma\" used to assess compensation claims by Australian veterans and defence personnel, clarifying that asthma involves airway hyper‑reactivity causing recurrent breathlessness and wheeze and may not always be fully reversible with bronchodilators. \n\nIt also expressly covers reactive airways dysfunction syndrome and chronic airway obstruction from asthma, which will change how the Department of Veterans' Affairs evaluates related claims."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-asthma-no-37-of-2004","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-asthma-no-37-of-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-asthma-no-37-of-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-asthma-no-37-of-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-asthma-no-37-of-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-asthma-no-37-of-2004/documents"}}