{"id":"F2005B02423","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning gout No. 44 of 2003","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-gout-no-44-of-2003","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32711,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02423-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning gout No. 44 of 2003","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.44 of 2003\n\n \n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\n \n\nGOUT\n\n \n\n \n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\n \n\n1. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), Instrument No.12 of 2000 by:\n\n\n \n\n1. in paragraph 8, deleting the definition of “being obese” and inserting in its place the following:\n\n\n \n\n““being obese” means an increase in body weight by way of fat accumulation which results in a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or greater.\n\n \n\nThe BMI = W/H2 and where:\n\n \n\nW is the person’s weight in kilograms and\n\nH is the person’s height in metres;”\n\n \n\n2. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No.12 of 2000 and section 120B of the Act apply.\n\nDated this Seventh  day of  October  2003\n\n \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":2183},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment remains within the original scope of the 2000 Statement of Principles concerning gout. It merely refines the definition of a medical term (obesity) used in assessing gout claims, rather than expanding the scope of conditions or entitlements covered."},"complexity_factors":["Single definitional amendment with straightforward mathematical formula","Only two operative provisions (the amendment and the application clause)","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Act and previous instrument)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested interpretative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the Repatriation Medical Authority’s Statement of Principles for gout by replacing the old obesity definition with a clear medical threshold: a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher (kg/m²). \n\nThat numeric rule applies to past and future gout claims, making it easier to assess whether a veteran’s weight was a contributing risk factor for entitlement to benefits."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-gout-no-44-of-2003","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-gout-no-44-of-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-gout-no-44-of-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-gout-no-44-of-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-gout-no-44-of-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-gout-no-44-of-2003/documents"}}