{"id":"F2005B02709","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning cerebrovascular accident No. 58 of 2003","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-58-of-2003","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32915,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02709-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning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. 58 of 2003","content":"Instrument No.58 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(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), Instrument No.53 of 1999, as amended by Instrument No.31 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.53 of 1999, as amended by Instrument No.31 of 2002, and section 120B 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":875},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"rejection_reason":"","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment maintains the original scope of the Statement of Principles concerning cerebrovascular accident. It simply updates a technical medical definition (thrombocytopenia) within the existing framework for assessing veterans' stroke claims."},"complexity_factors":["Single definitional amendment with no conditional logic","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Instrument No. 53 of 1999 and section 120B of the Act)","No exceptions, exclusions, or nested provisions","Short length (one substantive amendment only)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument tightens the medical definition of thrombocytopenia used in assessing veterans’ stroke claims, specifying an acquired platelet count below 50,000/µL confirmed by haematological testing. It affects veterans seeking cerebrovascular compensation under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act and the Repatriation Medical Authority that applies these Statements of Principles. By clarifying when low platelets may cause brain bleeding, it standardises causation assessments and can meaningfully affect benefit eligibility."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-58-of-2003","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-58-of-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-58-of-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-58-of-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-58-of-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cerebrovascular-accident-no-58-of-2003/documents"}}