{"id":"F2006L01266","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning open-angle glaucoma No. 24 of 2006","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-open-angle-glaucoma-no-24-of-2006","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":58737,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L01266-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning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. 24 of 2006","content":"Amendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nOPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA\n\nNo. 24 of 2006\n\nfor the purposes of the\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\nand\n\nMilitary Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004\n\n(a) The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Instrument No. 70 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. 70 of 2001, section 120B of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and section 339 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":2849},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment remains within the original scope of the Statement of Principles. It updates the technical definition of a specific medical factor without expanding the legislation's reach beyond its purpose of establishing criteria for veterans' disability claims related to open-angle glaucoma."},"complexity_factors":["Single definitional amendment affecting only clause 8 of the principal instrument","Narrow focus limited to one specific medical condition (open-angle glaucoma)","Technical medical terminology requiring specialized knowledge (intraocular, penetrating trauma)","No nested exceptions, conditional logic, or extensive cross-referencing"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This updates the medical rules used to decide if veterans with **open-angle glaucoma** (an eye disease that damages the optic nerve) can get disability compensation.\n\n**The change:** It rewrites the definition of **'significant trauma to the affected eye'**—one of the factors that can link glaucoma to military service.\n\nUnder the new definition, an injury only counts as significant trauma if it is:\n- A **penetrating, blunt, chemical, or radiation** injury to the eye; **and**\n- It causes specific internal damage like inflammation, bleeding, or tissue disruption inside the eye (called *intraocular* damage).\n\n**Who it affects:** Veterans claiming benefits for open-angle glaucoma under the *Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986* or the *Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004*.\n\n**Why it matters:** This technical update changes what evidence veterans need to provide to prove their eye injury caused their glaucoma, potentially affecting eligibility for compensation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-open-angle-glaucoma-no-24-of-2006","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-open-angle-glaucoma-no-24-of-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-open-angle-glaucoma-no-24-of-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-open-angle-glaucoma-no-24-of-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-open-angle-glaucoma-no-24-of-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-open-angle-glaucoma-no-24-of-2006/documents"}}