{"id":"F2005B02436","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning deep vein thrombosis No. 39 of 2004","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-deep-vein-thrombosis-no-39-of-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32721,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02436-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning deep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. 39 of 2004","content":"Instrument No. 39 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(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Instrument No. 6 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. 6 of 2001, section 120B of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and section 339 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":1683},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains strictly limited to its stated purpose of amending the definition of spinal cord injury within the Deep Vein Thrombosis Statement of Principles, without expanding the scope of the original instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Single definitional amendment affecting only one clause","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Very short instrument (two operative paragraphs)","Straightforward reference to parent legislation without complex cross-dependencies"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument tightens the medical test for linking deep vein thrombosis (DVT) to service by replacing the spinal cord injury definition with one that requires damage to the spinal cord’s long tracts causing permanent motor or sensory loss below the injury. It affects veterans and defence members claiming DVT compensation under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, narrowing eligibility and promoting consistent decision-making."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-deep-vein-thrombosis-no-39-of-2004","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-deep-vein-thrombosis-no-39-of-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-deep-vein-thrombosis-no-39-of-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-deep-vein-thrombosis-no-39-of-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-deep-vein-thrombosis-no-39-of-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-deep-vein-thrombosis-no-39-of-2004/documents"}}