{"id":"F2005B02725","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning carotid arterial disease No. 29 of 2003","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-carotid-arterial-disease-no-29-of-2003","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32924,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02725-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning carotid arterial disease No. 29 of 2003","content":"Instrument No.29 of 2003\n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nCAROTID ARTERIAL DISEASE\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\n1.  The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), Instrument No.9 of 2003 by:\n\n1.  in paragraph 8, deleting the definition of “trauma to the site of the aneurysm” and inserting in its place the following definition:\n\n“‘trauma to the affected segment of the artery’ means\n\n(i) a penetrating injury to the affected segment of the artery, or\n\n(ii) a blunt injury resulting in soft tissue injury adjacent to the affected segment of the artery.”\n\n2. The amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.9 of 2003 and section 120A of the Act apply.\n\nDated this Eighth day of July 2003\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":2030},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This remains strictly within the original scope of the carotid arterial disease Statement of Principles. It is a technical refinement of definitional terminology rather than an expansion of the instrument's subject matter, coverage, or application to new claimant groups."},"complexity_factors":["Single amendment to one defined term only","Binary definitional structure (penetrating injury OR blunt injury)","No cross-references beyond basic statutory citation","Total length of three short paragraphs"],"plain_english_summary":"This update narrows how carotid arterial disease claims are assessed by replacing “trauma to the site of the aneurysm” with “trauma to the affected segment of the artery,” and clarifies that qualifying trauma includes penetrating injuries or blunt trauma causing adjacent soft‑tissue damage. \n\nIt affects veterans seeking disability for carotid conditions and the medical assessors evaluating service causation, altering how claims are decided under the Veterans' Entitlements Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-carotid-arterial-disease-no-29-of-2003","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-carotid-arterial-disease-no-29-of-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-carotid-arterial-disease-no-29-of-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-carotid-arterial-disease-no-29-of-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-carotid-arterial-disease-no-29-of-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-carotid-arterial-disease-no-29-of-2003/documents"}}