{"id":"F2008L00030","name":"Statement of Principles concerning diabetes mellitus No. 10 of 2008","slug":"statement-of-principles-concerning-diabetes-mellitus-no-10-of-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72123,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L00030-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Statement of Principles concerning diabetes mellitus No. 10 of 2008","content":"Amendment Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nDIABETES MELLITUS\n\nNo. 10 of 2008\n\nfor the purposes of the\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\nand\n\nMilitary Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004\n\n1.  This Instrument may be cited as Statement of Principles concerning diabetes mellitus No. 10 of 2008.\n\n2. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(8) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Statement of Principles concerning diabetes mellitus Instrument No. 12 of 2004 by:\n\n(A) deleting factors (a) and (u) in clause 5 concerning 'rubella virus or Coxsackie B virus'; and\n\n(B) deleting the definitions of \"rubella virus\" and \"Coxsackie B virus\" in clause 8.\n\n3. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No. 12 of 2004, section 120B of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and section 339 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 apply.\n\n4. The amendment made by this instrument takes effect from 9 January 2008.\n\n  \nDated this twentieth day of December 2007\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\nCHAIRPERSON","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1943},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment surgically narrows the specific medical factors recognized for establishing diabetes claims but remains entirely within the statutory framework of updating scientific criteria for veterans' benefits. It does not expand beyond the intended purpose of the Statements of Principles regime."},"complexity_factors":["Very short amendment instrument with only 4 operative clauses","Simple deletion of 2 specific factors and their definitions only","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Acts and previous instrument number)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument narrows when diabetes mellitus is treated as service-related by removing rubella and Coxsackie B viruses as accepted medical causes for compensation. Veterans and former ADF members claiming under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, and the assessors who decide claims, will no longer be able to rely on those infections to link diabetes to service.\n\nThe change reflects the Repatriation Medical Authority’s view that the scientific evidence no longer supports automatic recognition."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-diabetes-mellitus-no-10-of-2008","history":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-diabetes-mellitus-no-10-of-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-diabetes-mellitus-no-10-of-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-diabetes-mellitus-no-10-of-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-diabetes-mellitus-no-10-of-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-diabetes-mellitus-no-10-of-2008/documents"}}