{"id":"F2005B02506","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning malignant neoplasm of the lip epithelium No. 50 of 2001","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-malignant-neoplasm-of-the-lip-epithelium-no-50-of-20","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32811,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02506-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning malignant neoplasm of the lip epithelium No. 50 of 2001","content":"Instrument No.50 of 2001\n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nMALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF THE LIP EPITHELIUM\n\nICD-10-AM CODES: C00.0, C00.1, C00.2, C00.6.\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986  \n\n1. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 Instrument No.42 of 2001 by:\n\n1.  in clause 8, omitting the words “acquired cataract” wherever they appear in each of the definitions of “total lifetime UV damage factor”, “non-service UV damage factor”, “\\[MED cum (a,T)\\]”, “PAE” and “T” and inserting in their place the words “malignant neoplasm of the lip epithelium”.\n\n2. The amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.42 of 2001 and section 120B of the Act apply.\n\nDated this Seventeenth day of July 2001\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":1854},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a technical correction to remedy a copy-paste error in drafting. It does not expand or alter the substantive scope of the veterans' compensation scheme, nor does it change who is covered or how claims are decided; it merely ensures existing calculation formulas correctly reference lip cancer rather than cataracts."},"complexity_factors":["Single mechanical amendment substituting one medical condition name for another across five definitions","Dependent on external Instrument No. 42 of 2001 for substantive context","Contains unexplained mathematical notation (MED cum, PAE, T) without context"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes a **drafting error** in the veterans' compensation rules for lip cancer.\n\nUnder the Veterans' Entitlements Act, the Repatriation Medical Authority sets out how to determine whether a veteran's **malignant neoplasm of the lip epithelium** (lip cancer) is related to their military service, particularly where sun exposure is a factor.\n\nThe original rules (Instrument No. 42 of 2001) accidentally retained references to **\"acquired cataract\"** (a completely different medical condition) in the mathematical formulas used to calculate UV damage. This amendment corrects those references so they properly refer to **lip cancer** instead.\n\nSpecifically, it updates five technical definitions—including formulas for calculating 'total lifetime UV damage factor' and 'non-service UV damage factor'—ensuring veterans claiming for lip cancer have their claims assessed using the correct legal framework."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-malignant-neoplasm-of-the-lip-epithelium-no-50-of-20","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-malignant-neoplasm-of-the-lip-epithelium-no-50-of-20/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-malignant-neoplasm-of-the-lip-epithelium-no-50-of-20/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-malignant-neoplasm-of-the-lip-epithelium-no-50-of-20/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-malignant-neoplasm-of-the-lip-epithelium-no-50-of-20/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-malignant-neoplasm-of-the-lip-epithelium-no-50-of-20/documents"}}