{"id":"F2015L00642","name":"Statement of Principles concerning congenital cataract Instrument No. 50 of 2007 - Revocation","slug":"statement-of-principles-concerning-congenital-cataract-instrument-no-50-of-2007-revocation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93302,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00642-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Statement of Principles concerning congenital cataract Instrument No. 50 of 2007 - Revocation","content":"![RMA-Red](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nCONGENITAL CATARACT\n\nNo. 50 of 2007 - REVOCATION\n\nfor the purposes of the\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\nand\n\nMilitary Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004\n\nTitle\n\n1. This Instrument may be cited as Statement of Principles concerning congenital cataract Instrument No. 50 of 2007 – Revocation.\n\nDetermination\n\n2. This Instrument is determined by the Repatriation Medical Authority under subsection 196B(9) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.\n\n3. Statement of Principles concerning congenital cataract Instrument No. 50 of 2007 is revoked.\n\nDate of effect\n\n4. This Instrument takes effect from 1 June 2015.\n\n![](image.002.png)Dated this first day of May 2015\n\nThe Common Seal of the )\n\nRepatriation Medical Authority )\n\nwas affixed at the direction of: )\n\nPROFESSOR NICHOLAS SAUNDERS AO\n\nCHAIRPERSON","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1329},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function described in its title—revoking the 2007 Statement of Principles. There is no expansion of scope beyond the straightforward cancellation of the previous instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections","Single substantive action (revocation of one named instrument)","No defined terms or interpretation provisions","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other substantive provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument **cancels** the 2007 medical rules that determined how veterans could claim compensation for congenital cataracts (a clouding of the eye lens present from birth).\n\n**What it does**\n- Revokes (cancels) *Statement of Principles concerning congenital cataract Instrument No. 50 of 2007*\n- Removes the specific medical criteria that the Repatriation Medical Authority had previously set for deciding whether a veteran's congenital cataract was related to their military service\n\n**Who it affects**\n- Veterans seeking compensation for congenital cataract under the *Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986* or *Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004*\n- Decision-makers assessing such claims\n\n**Why it matters**\nStatements of Principles set the medical standards for linking health conditions to military service. By revoking the 2007 instrument, those specific rules for congenital cataract no longer apply. Claims must now be assessed under general provisions of the Acts or any replacement instrument."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-congenital-cataract-instrument-no-50-of-2007-revocation","history":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-congenital-cataract-instrument-no-50-of-2007-revocation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-congenital-cataract-instrument-no-50-of-2007-revocation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-congenital-cataract-instrument-no-50-of-2007-revocation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-congenital-cataract-instrument-no-50-of-2007-revocation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-congenital-cataract-instrument-no-50-of-2007-revocation/documents"}}