{"id":"F2005B02433","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning deep vein thrombosis No. 38 of 2004","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-deep-vein-thrombosis-no-38-of-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32718,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02433-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning deep vein thrombosis No. 38 of 2004","content":"Instrument No. 38 of 2004\n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nDEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\nand\n\nMilitary Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004\n\n1.  The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Instrument No. 5 of 2001, by:\n\n1.  in clause 8, deleting the definition of “spinal cord injury”, and inserting in its place the following:\n\n“‘spinal cord injury’ means an injury to the long tracts of the spinal cord resulting in permanent motor or sensory deficits below the level of the lesion;”\n\n2. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No. 5 of 2001, section 120A of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and section 338 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 apply.\n\nDated this seventh day of October 2004\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":1586},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment is purely technical, refining a medical definition without expanding the scope or purpose of the original Statement of Principles concerning deep vein thrombosis."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow amendment to one defined term","Technical medical terminology ('long tracts', 'motor or sensory deficits', 'level of the lesion')","Requires cross-referencing to Instrument No. 5 of 2001 and two principal Acts for full context"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument tightens the medical test used when linking deep vein thrombosis claims to spinal cord injury by redefining \"spinal cord injury\" to require damage to the spinal cord's long tracts producing permanent loss of movement or sensation below the lesion.  \n\nIt affects veterans and former defence members seeking DVT-related compensation and the medical specialists who assess entitlement, by adding medical specificity to improve consistency in claim decisions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-deep-vein-thrombosis-no-38-of-2004","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-deep-vein-thrombosis-no-38-of-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-deep-vein-thrombosis-no-38-of-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-deep-vein-thrombosis-no-38-of-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-deep-vein-thrombosis-no-38-of-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-deep-vein-thrombosis-no-38-of-2004/documents"}}