{"id":"F2005B02700","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning hypertension No. 4 of 2004","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-4-of-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32909,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02700-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning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. 4 of 2004","content":"Instrument No. 4 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(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), Instrument No.36 of 2003, by:\n\n1.  in paragraph 5, deleting factors (b) and (o) and inserting in their place the following factors:\n\n“(b) consuming an average of at least 300 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 300 grams per week of alcohol; or\n\n(o) consuming an average of at least 300 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 300 grams per week of alcohol; or”\n\n2. The amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.36 of 2003 and section 120B of the Act apply.\n\n  \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":2096},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment remains narrowly focused on updating specific causation factors for hypertension. It refines existing alcohol consumption criteria without expanding the instrument's scope beyond its original purpose of establishing medical connections for veterans' disability claims."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to external instruments (Instrument No. 36 of 2003) and specific sections of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (subsections 196B(3) and 120B)","Technical medical-legal terminology ('clinical onset', 'clinical worsening') requiring specialist knowledge of the Statement of Principles framework","Precise quantitative thresholds (300 grams per week, 6-month continuous period) requiring conversion to practical measures (standard drinks)","Conditional logic clause assessing whether consumption 'cannot be decreased to less than' the threshold","Amendment structure requiring comparison with deleted text to understand full context"],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment tightens the medical criteria linking alcohol use to hypertension for Australian veterans’ compensation. It replaces two prior factors with a clear threshold: at least 300 grams of alcohol per week (≈30 standard drinks) for a continuous six months immediately before the hypertension began or worsened, without dropping below that level.  \n\nIt affects veterans claiming hypertension and the decision-makers assessing service connection by narrowing when heavy drinking counts as a contributing cause."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-4-of-2004","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-4-of-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-4-of-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-4-of-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-4-of-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-4-of-2004/documents"}}