{"id":"F2005L01951","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning chondromalacia patellae No. 27 of 2005","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-chondromalacia-patellae-no-27-of-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":36159,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L01951-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning chondromalacia patellae No. 27 of 2005","content":"Instrument No. 27 of 2005\n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nCHONDROMALACIA PATELLAE\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\nand\n\nMilitary Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004\n\n(a) The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Instrument No. 34 of 2001, by:\n\n1.  in clause 8, in the definition of ‘relevant service’, deleting the words and symbols “(e) cessation of brain function”;\n\nB. in clause 8, inserting after the definition of “relevant service” the following definition:\n\n“terminal event” means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes:\n\n(a) pneumonia;\n\n(b) respiratory failure;\n\n(c) cardiac arrest;\n\n(d) circulatory failure; or\n\n(e) cessation of brain function.”\n\n2. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No. 34 of 2001, section 120B of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and section 339 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 apply.\n\n3. The amendment made by this instrument takes effect from 20 July 2005.\n\nDated this eighth day of July 2005\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\nCHAIRPERSON","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1911},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment performs a technical correction within the existing scope of the chondromalacia patellae Statement of Principles. It does not expand the substantive coverage, eligibility criteria, or medical factors for determining service connection; it merely reorganizes definitional text to correct a drafting error."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete definitional amendment (moving text between two clauses)","Very short instrument (3 operative sections)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Only requires cross-referencing one existing instrument (No. 34 of 2001)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes a technical error in the medical rules for deciding veterans' compensation claims for chondromalacia patellae by removing an incorrect listing of \"cessation of brain function\" as a type of service and instead introducing a proper \"terminal event\" definition (eg, cessation of brain function, cardiac arrest, respiratory failure). It clarifies how the terminal cause of death is assessed for death benefit claims under the Veterans' Entitlements Act and Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-chondromalacia-patellae-no-27-of-2005","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-chondromalacia-patellae-no-27-of-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-chondromalacia-patellae-no-27-of-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-chondromalacia-patellae-no-27-of-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-chondromalacia-patellae-no-27-of-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-chondromalacia-patellae-no-27-of-2005/documents"}}