{"id":"F2005B02708","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning cerebrovascular accident No. 57 of 2003","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-57-of-2003","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32914,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02708-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning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. 57 of 2003","content":"Instrument No.57 of 2003\n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nCEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT\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.52 of 1999, as amended by Instrument No.30 of 2002, by:\n\n1.  in paragraph 8, deleting the definition of “thrombocytopenia” and inserting in its place the following:\n\n““thrombocytopenia” means an acquired platelet count of less than\n\n50 000 per microlitre on haematological testing;”\n\n2. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No.52 of 1999, as amended by Instrument No.30 of 2002, and section 120A of the Act apply.\n\nDated this Seventh day of November 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":1828},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow technical amendment updating a specific medical measurement within existing criteria. It does not expand the scope of the legislation, create new claim categories, or alter the legal framework for determining service connection."},"complexity_factors":["Single definitional amendment replacing one paragraph","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Only cross-reference is to the parent instrument being amended","Straightforward substitution of technical medical threshold"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates the medical criteria used to assess veterans' compensation claims for **strokes** (medically called \"cerebrovascular accidents\").\n\nIt changes the definition of **\"thrombocytopenia\"** — a condition where a person has dangerously low levels of blood platelets (the cells that help blood clot). \n\nThe new definition specifies that thrombocytopenia means having an **acquired platelet count of less than 50,000 per microlitre** of blood. \"Acquired\" means the condition developed after birth rather than being inherited.\n\nThis matters because the Repatriation Medical Authority uses these medical definitions to determine whether a veteran's stroke is connected to their military service, which affects their eligibility for compensation and benefits."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-57-of-2003","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-57-of-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-57-of-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-57-of-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-57-of-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-57-of-2003/documents"}}