{"id":"F2005B02855","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning cholelithiasis No. 9 of 2002","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cholelithiasis-no-9-of-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":33053,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02855-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning cholelithiasis No. 9 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.9 of 2002\n\n \n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nCHOLELITHIASIS\n\nICD CODE: 574\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986   \n\n1. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Instrument No.33 of 1994, as amended by Instrument No.223 of 1995, by:\n\n\n \n\n1. in paragraph 4 deleting the definition of “mature onset diabetes mellitus”.\n\n\n \n\n2. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No.33 of 1994 and section 120A 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":1552},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow technical amendment removing a definition. It does not expand the scope of the original Statement of Principles concerning cholelithiasis; it merely streamlines the existing instrument by deleting obsolete or redundant definitional content."},"complexity_factors":["Single mechanical amendment (deletion of one defined term)","Only 2 operative paragraphs with no conditional logic","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Instrument No.33 of 1994 and section 120A of the Act)","No exceptions, qualifications, or contingent provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This is a minor technical amendment to the medical rules used to assess veterans' compensation claims for **gallstones** (the medical condition called *cholelithiasis*).\n\n**The change:** It removes the definition of **\"mature onset diabetes mellitus\"** (an older term for Type 2 diabetes) from the official medical guidelines.\n\n**Why it matters:** Under the *Veterans' Entitlements Act*, the Repatriation Medical Authority publishes \"Statements of Principles\" that set out when a disease can be linked to military service for compensation purposes. This amendment tidies up the gallstones guidelines by deleting a specific definition of diabetes. This may affect how decision-makers assess whether a veteran's gallstones were caused or worsened by their diabetes when determining claims.\n\n**Who it affects:** Veterans lodging claims for gallstones, and the administrative bodies (like the Department of Veterans' Affairs) that assess those claims based on the medical principles."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cholelithiasis-no-9-of-2002","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cholelithiasis-no-9-of-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cholelithiasis-no-9-of-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cholelithiasis-no-9-of-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cholelithiasis-no-9-of-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-cholelithiasis-no-9-of-2002/documents"}}