{"id":"F2006B00279","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease No. 27 of 2002","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-non-aneurysmal-aortic-atherosclerotic-disease-no-27-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40591,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B00279-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease No. 27 of 2002","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.27 of 2002\n\n \n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nNON-ANEURYSMAL AORTIC ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISEASE\n\nICD-9-CM CODES: 440.0, 444.0, 444.1\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986   \n\n1. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Instrument No.69 of 1998 by:\n\n \n\n1. in paragraph 8 deleting the definition of “diabetes mellitus”.\n\n\n \n\n2. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No.69 of 1998 and section 120B of the Act apply.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated this  Ninth day of  January 2002\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":2366},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment instrument remains strictly limited to its stated purpose of deleting the definition of 'diabetes mellitus' from the parent Statement of Principles. There is no expansion beyond this technical amendment."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short length (only 2 operative clauses)","Single straightforward amendment (deletion of one definition)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond basic citation of parent instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates the medical compensation rules for Australian veterans with **non-aneurysmal aortic atherosclerotic disease**—a condition involving hardening and narrowing of the aorta (the main artery from the heart) without ballooning.\n\n**What it does**\n- Removes the definition of \"diabetes mellitus\" from the 1998 Statement of Principles (medical guidelines) for this specific heart condition\n- Applies to all current and future compensation claims under the original guidelines\n\n**Why it matters**\nStatements of Principles determine which medical conditions are eligible for veterans' compensation by setting out factors that can link a disease to military service. By deleting the definition of diabetes, this changes how the Repatriation Medical Authority considers diabetes when assessing claims for this arterial disease."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-non-aneurysmal-aortic-atherosclerotic-disease-no-27-","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-non-aneurysmal-aortic-atherosclerotic-disease-no-27-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-non-aneurysmal-aortic-atherosclerotic-disease-no-27-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-non-aneurysmal-aortic-atherosclerotic-disease-no-27-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-non-aneurysmal-aortic-atherosclerotic-disease-no-27-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-non-aneurysmal-aortic-atherosclerotic-disease-no-27-/documents"}}