{"id":"F2005B02707","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning cerebrovascular accident No. 31 of 2002","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-31-of-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32913,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02707-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning cerebrovascular accident No. 31 of 2002","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: _\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nInstrument No.31 of 2002\n\n \n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nCEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT\n\nICD 9-CM CODES: 431, 433.01, 433.11, 433.21, 433.31, 433.81, 433.91, 434.01, 434.11, 434.91, 435, 436, 437.1, 674.0\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986   \n\n1. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Instrument No.53 of 1999 by:\n\n \n\n1. in paragraph 8 deleting the definition of “diabetes mellitus”.\n\n\n \n\n2. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No.53 of 1999 and section 120B of the Act apply.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated this  Ninth day of  January 2002\n\n \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\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1848},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment makes a minor technical modification by removing a single definition. It does not expand the scope beyond the original purpose of governing medical criteria for stroke-related veterans' compensation claims."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative amendment consisting of a definition deletion","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal length (2 operative sections)","Only references parent instrument (No.53 of 1999) and enabling Act section (s 196B(3))"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the medical guidelines (Statement of Principles) used to assess whether veterans' strokes (**cerebrovascular accidents**) are related to their military service.\n\n**What it changes**\nThe amendment **removes the definition of \"diabetes mellitus\"** from the 1999 Statement of Principles concerning strokes. This alters how the relationship between diabetes and stroke is evaluated when determining veterans' compensation entitlements.\n\n**Who it affects**\n* Veterans claiming compensation for strokes under the *Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986*\n* The Repatriation Medical Authority and other decision-makers assessing these claims\n\n**Key details**\n* The change applies to all matters covered by the original 1999 instrument, including claims already under consideration\n* Made under section 196B(3) of the *Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986*"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-31-of-2002","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-31-of-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-31-of-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-31-of-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-31-of-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-31-of-2002/documents"}}