{"id":"F2005B02442","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning polycythaemia vera No. 11 of 2000","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-polycythaemia-vera-no-11-of-2000","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32738,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02442-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning polycythaemia vera No. 11 of 2000","content":"Instrument No.11 of 2000\n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nPOLYCYTHAEMIA VERA\n\nICD-10-AM CODE: D45\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986  \n\n1. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, Instrument No.78 of 1999 by:\n\nA. deleting clause 3 and inserting in its place the following clause:\n\n“3. After examining the available sound medical-scientific evidence the Repatriation Medical Authority is of the view that there is sound medical-scientific evidence that indicates that the only factor that may be related to the cause of or material contribution to or aggravation of polycythaemia vera or death from polycythaemia vera and which can be related to relevant service is that set out in clause 4.”\n\nB. deleting clause 4 and inserting in its place the following clause:\n\n“4. The factor that must as a minimum exist in relation to the circumstances of a person’s relevant service causing or materially contributing to or aggravating polycythaemia vera or death from polycythaemia vera is inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for polycythaemia vera.”\n\nC. deleting the headnotes to and clauses 5 and 6.\n\nD. renumbering clauses 7, 8 and 9 as clauses 5, 6 and 7.\n\n2. The amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.78 of 1999 and section 120A of the Act apply.\n\nDated this Third day of January 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":1694},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The amendment significantly narrows the scope by removing all previously accepted factors for linking polycythaemia vera to service (deleting clauses 5 and 6) and replacing them with a single, restrictive factor: inability to obtain appropriate clinical management. This changes the instrument from potentially accommodating multiple service-related causes to only recognising medical neglect/access failures during service."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose amendment (under 500 words)","Simple legislative structure: replace two clauses, delete two clauses, renumber three clauses","Cross-references to underlying Instrument No.78 of 1999 and Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 required for full context","Medical classification reference (ICD-10-AM CODE: D45)"],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment tightens how veterans can link polycythaemia vera to military service by replacing multiple causal routes with a single, strict test: the veteran must show they were unable to obtain appropriate clinical management during service. It removes other previously available grounds, making it harder for veterans and defence force members to obtain compensation or benefits for the condition unless lack of medical treatment in service can be proven."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-polycythaemia-vera-no-11-of-2000","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-polycythaemia-vera-no-11-of-2000/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-polycythaemia-vera-no-11-of-2000/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-polycythaemia-vera-no-11-of-2000/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-polycythaemia-vera-no-11-of-2000/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-polycythaemia-vera-no-11-of-2000/documents"}}