{"id":"F2005B02697","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning hypertension No. 3 of 2004","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-3-of-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32908,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02697-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning hypertension No. 3 of 2004","content":"Instrument No. 3 of 2004\n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nHYPERTENSION\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\n1.  The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), Instrument No.35 of 2003, by:\n\n1.  in paragraph 5, deleting factors (b) and (q) and inserting in their place the following factors:\n\n“(b) consuming an average of at least 200 grams per week of alcohol for a continuous period of at least 6 months immediately before the clinical onset of hypertension, which cannot be decreased to less than an average of 200 grams per week of alcohol; or\n\n(q) consuming an average of at least 200 grams per week of alcohol for a continuous period of at least 6 months immediately before the clinical worsening of hypertension, which cannot be decreased to less than an average of 200 grams per week of alcohol; or”\n\n2. The amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.35 of 2003 and section 120A of the Act apply.\n\nDated this 24th day of February 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":1708},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow technical amendment replacing two specific evidentiary factors within the existing hypertension Statement of Principles. It does not expand the legislative scheme beyond its original purpose of determining service-related disability for veterans."},"complexity_factors":["Requires cross-referencing with Instrument No.35 of 2003 to understand the full context","Contains legislative citations (subsection 196B(2) and section 120A of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986)","Uses specialized medical-legal terminology ('clinical onset', 'clinical worsening')","Conditional logic in the factors ('cannot be decreased to less than')"],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment tightens how alcohol is treated when deciding if a veteran’s hypertension qualifies for disability. New and worsening hypertension claims now require evidence of at least 200 g of alcohol per week (about 20 standard drinks) for six months immediately before diagnosis or worsening, and that the veteran could not reduce intake below that level despite trying. It affects veterans filing claims and the bodies that assess them."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-3-of-2004","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-3-of-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-3-of-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-3-of-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-3-of-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-3-of-2004/documents"}}