{"id":"F2005B02510","name":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning Pterygium No. 54 of 2001","slug":"amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-pterygium-no-54-of-2001","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32815,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B02510-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning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. 54 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.54 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(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 Instrument No.46 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.46 of 2001 and section 120B 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":1892},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a technical correction of a drafting error (replacing 'acquired cataract' with 'pterygium'). It does not expand or alter the intended scope of the legislation, but rather ensures the Pterygium Statement of Principles correctly refers to pterygium rather than cataract in its mathematical definitions."},"complexity_factors":["Depends on understanding of the parent Instrument No. 46 of 2001 (not provided)","Uses technical medical abbreviations and formulas (PAE, [MED cum (a,T)]) without explanation","Requires knowledge of veterans' compensation framework and Statement of Principles system","Amendment operates through substitution across multiple defined terms simultaneously"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes a drafting error in the Statement of Principles for pterygium by replacing incorrect references to “acquired cataract” with “pterygium” in the UV‑exposure definitions. It affects veterans claiming pterygium under the Veterans' Entitlements Act and the Repatriation Medical Authority, ensuring the UV‑damage formulas used to assess service connection are applied to the correct condition."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-pterygium-no-54-of-2001","history":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-pterygium-no-54-of-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-pterygium-no-54-of-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-pterygium-no-54-of-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-pterygium-no-54-of-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/amendment-of-statement-of-principles-concerning-pterygium-no-54-of-2001/documents"}}