{"id":"F2005B01697","name":"Statement of Principles concerning Alzheimer's disease No. 17 of 2001","slug":"statement-of-principles-concerning-alzheimer-s-disease-no-17-of-2001","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":112119,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01697-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Inclusion of Statements of Principles","sectionType":"part","heading":"Inclusion of Statements of Principles","content":"## Inclusion of Statements of Principles\n\n7. In this Statement of Principles if a relevant factor applies and that factor includes an injury or disease in respect of which there is a Statement of Principles then the factors in that last mentioned Statement of Principles apply in accordance with the terms of that Statement of Principles.\n\nOther definitions\n\n8. For the purposes of this Statement of Principles:\n\n“death from Alzheimer’s disease” in relation to a person includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person’s Alzheimer’s disease;\n\n“head injury” means trauma to the head which results in:\n\n(i) a fracture of the skull; or\n\n(ii) loss of consciousness for more than 15 minutes, or\n\n(iii) post-traumatic amnesia for more than 30 minutes; or\n\n(iv) a cerebral laceration or contusion;\n\n“ICD-10-AM code” means a number assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Second Edition, effective date of 1 July 2000, copyrighted by the National Centre for Classification in Health, Sydney, NSW, and having ISBN 1 86487 271 3;\n\n“relevant service” means:\n\n(a) operational service; or\n\n(b) peacekeeping service; or\n\n(c) hazardous service;\n\n“terminal event” means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes:\n\n(a) pneumonia;\n\n(b) respiratory failure;\n\n(c) cardiac arrest;\n\n(d) circulatory failure; or\n\n(e) cessation of brain function.\n\nApplication\n\n9. This Instrument applies to all matters to which section 120A of the Act applies.\n\nDated this Nineteenth day of March 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":2377},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This 2001 instrument establishes the original scope for determining service-relatedness of Alzheimer's disease. The broad definition of death (including terminal events contributed to by the disease) is part of the original design for veterans' compensation, not a later expansion."},"complexity_factors":["Recursive incorporation by reference (Section 7 creates a meta-rule applying other Statements of Principles automatically)","Technical medical terminology requiring clinical expertise (ICD-10-AM codes, cerebral laceration, post-traumatic amnesia)","Nested definitional structure (death from disease includes terminal events, which are themselves a defined list)","Cross-reference to primary legislation without full context (section 120A of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the criteria for deciding whether a veteran’s Alzheimer’s disease (or death caused by it) is linked to military service for compensation claims. It adopts ICD-10-AM for diagnosis, treats deaths from terminal conditions caused by Alzheimer’s as deaths from the disease, and establishes medical thresholds for qualifying head injuries that may increase risk.\n\nIt also makes other applicable Statements of Principles automatically relevant and applies to veterans of operational, peacekeeping, or hazardous service."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-alzheimer-s-disease-no-17-of-2001","history":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-alzheimer-s-disease-no-17-of-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-alzheimer-s-disease-no-17-of-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-alzheimer-s-disease-no-17-of-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-alzheimer-s-disease-no-17-of-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-alzheimer-s-disease-no-17-of-2001/documents"}}