{"id":"F2006L01265","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning open-angle glaucoma No. 23 of 2006","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-open-angle-glaucoma-no-23-of-2006","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":58735,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L01265-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning open-angle glaucoma No. 23 of 2006","content":"Amendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nOPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA\n\nNo. 23 of 2006\n\nfor the purposes of the\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\nand\n\nMilitary Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004\n\n1.  The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Instrument No. 69 of 2001, by:\n\n1.  in clause 8, deleting the definition of “significant trauma to the affected eye” and inserting in its place the following definition:\n\n“‘significant trauma to the affected eye’ means penetrating, blunt, chemical or radiation injury involving the affected eye that results in intraocular inflammation, intraocular bleeding or other intraocular tissue disruption;”\n\n2. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No. 69 of 2001, section 120A of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and section 338 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 apply.\n\n3. The amendment made by this instrument takes effect from 10 May 2006.\n\nDated this twenty-sixth day of April 2006\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\nCHAIRPERSON","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1475},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment maintains the original scope of the Statement of Principles concerning open-angle glaucoma. It is a technical refinement of a single definitional term ('significant trauma to the affected eye') within the existing statutory framework for determining service-related liability."},"complexity_factors":["Single, targeted amendment to one definition clause","Short length (3 operative clauses)","Medical terminology requiring clinical understanding (intraocular inflammation, tissue disruption)","Cross-references to two principal Acts and existing Instrument No. 69 of 2001"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument tightens the Repatriation Medical Authority’s definition of “significant trauma to the affected eye” for open‑angle glaucoma claims, clarifying it covers penetrating, blunt, chemical or radiation injuries that produce intraocular inflammation, bleeding or other internal tissue disruption.  \n\nIt affects veterans and Defence members claiming under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 and matters because it helps determine eligibility for compensation and treatment by giving clearer medical criteria."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-open-angle-glaucoma-no-23-of-2006","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-open-angle-glaucoma-no-23-of-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-open-angle-glaucoma-no-23-of-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-open-angle-glaucoma-no-23-of-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-open-angle-glaucoma-no-23-of-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-open-angle-glaucoma-no-23-of-2006/documents"}}