{"id":"F2005B02862","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning congenital cataract No. 12 of 2002","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-congenital-cataract-no-12-of-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":33062,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02862-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning congenital cataract No. 12 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.12 of 2002\n\n \n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nCONGENITAL CATARACT\n\nICD CODE: 743.30 – 743.34\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986   \n\n1. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Instrument No.237 of 1995 by:\n\n\n \n\n1. in paragraph 4 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.237 of 1995 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":1452},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow, technical amendment that does not expand the scope beyond the original purpose of the parent instrument. It merely removes a definition from the congenital cataract Statement of Principles without altering the underlying legal framework or eligibility criteria."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (only 2 operative paragraphs)","Single, straightforward amendment (deletion of one definition from paragraph 4)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only basic references to parent Act and Instrument No.237 of 1995)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This instrument removes the definition of \"diabetes mellitus\" from the medical guidelines (called a **Statement of Principles**) used to assess whether veterans' congenital cataracts (cloudy lenses present from birth) are related to their military service.\n\n**Who it affects:** Veterans claiming disability benefits for congenital cataracts under the *Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986*, and the administrative bodies that decide these claims.\n\n**Why it matters:** This is a technical housekeeping change. By deleting this specific definition, the Repatriation Medical Authority is likely streamlining the document—either because diabetes is no longer considered a relevant factor in assessing congenital cataracts, or because the definition is being moved to a general medical reference that applies across multiple conditions. It does not change who can claim benefits, only the technical definitions used in the assessment process."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-congenital-cataract-no-12-of-2002","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-congenital-cataract-no-12-of-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-congenital-cataract-no-12-of-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-congenital-cataract-no-12-of-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-congenital-cataract-no-12-of-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-congenital-cataract-no-12-of-2002/documents"}}