{"id":"F2005B02774","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning otitis externa No. 43 of 2002","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-otitis-externa-no-43-of-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32991,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02774-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning otitis externa No. 43 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.43 of 2002\n\n \n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nOTITIS EXTERNA\n\nICD-10-AM CODES: H60, H62.0, H62.1, H62.2, H62.3, H62.4\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986   \n\n1. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Instrument No.74 of 2001 by:\n\n \n\n1. deleting the definition of “diabetes mellitus” in paragraph 8.\n\n\n \n\n2. The amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.74 of 2001 and section 120B of the Act apply.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated this Sixteenth day of  April 2002\n\n \n\n \n\nThe Common Seal of the    )\n\nRepatriation Medical Authority   )\n\nwas affixed to this instrument  )\n\nin the presence of:    )\n\n \n\nKEN DONALD\n\nCHAIRMAN\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1396},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a technical definitional amendment that removes the term 'diabetes mellitus' from the definitions section. It does not alter the substantive scope, eligibility criteria, or coverage of the original Statement of Principles."},"complexity_factors":["Single, one-line amendment deleting a definition","No conditional logic or operative provisions","No cross-references beyond citation of parent instrument","Extremely short total length (3 operative paragraphs)"],"plain_english_summary":"This document makes a minor technical update to the medical rules for veterans claiming compensation for **otitis externa** (inflammation or infection of the outer ear canal).\n\nSpecifically, it removes the definition of \"diabetes mellitus\" from the previous version of these rules (Instrument No. 74 of 2001). \n\n**What this means:**\n- This is a housekeeping amendment — it tidies up the definitions section by deleting one medical term\n- It does not change who is eligible to make a claim for ear conditions\n- It applies to all existing matters under the Veterans' Entitlements Act relating to this condition"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-otitis-externa-no-43-of-2002","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-otitis-externa-no-43-of-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-otitis-externa-no-43-of-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-otitis-externa-no-43-of-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-otitis-externa-no-43-of-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-otitis-externa-no-43-of-2002/documents"}}