{"id":"F2005B02509","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning pterygium No. 53 of 2001","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-pterygium-no-53-of-2001","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32814,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02509-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning pterygium No. 53 of 2001","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.53 of 2001\n\n \n\nAmendment of Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\n \n\nPTERYGIUM\n\n \n\nICD-10-AM CODE: H11.0\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986   \n\n1. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 Instrument No.45 of 2001 by:\n\n \n\n1. in clause 8, omitting the words “acquired cataract” wherever they appear in each of the definitions of “total lifetime UV damage factor”, “non-service UV damage factor”, “[MED cum (a,T)]”, “PAE” and “T” and inserting in their place the word “pterygium”.\n\n\n \n\n2. The amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.45 of 2001 and section 120A of the Act apply.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated this  Seventeenth  day of  July 2001\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\nKEN DONALD\n\nCHAIRMAN\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2060},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument corrects a drafting error without altering the scope of the original Statement of Principles. It ensures the existing UV exposure calculation framework applies to pterygium as originally intended, rather than erroneously referencing cataracts."},"complexity_factors":["Single, straightforward textual substitution across multiple defined terms","Requires cross-referencing to Instrument No. 45 of 2001 to understand context","Technical medical terminology (pterygium, acquired cataract)","Very short length (2 operative clauses)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes a drafting error in the medical rules used to assess veterans' compensation claims for **pterygium** — a fleshy growth on the eye often caused by UV exposure.\n\nThe original Statement of Principles (Instrument No. 45 of 2001) accidentally referred to **\"acquired cataract\"** in several formulas used to calculate lifetime UV radiation exposure. This amendment replaces those incorrect references with **\"pterygium\"** in five specific definitions (including \"total lifetime UV damage factor\" and \"non-service UV damage factor\").\n\n**Why it matters:** Veterans claiming compensation for pterygium need these formulas to correctly assess whether their UV exposure (from service vs. civilian life) caused the condition. The amendment ensures the calculations apply to the right disease."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-pterygium-no-53-of-2001","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-pterygium-no-53-of-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-pterygium-no-53-of-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-pterygium-no-53-of-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-pterygium-no-53-of-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-pterygium-no-53-of-2001/documents"}}