{"id":"F2007L00500","name":"Statement of Principles concerning familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy No. 36 of 2007","slug":"statement-of-principles-concerning-familial-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-no-36-of-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":63752,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L00500-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Inclusion of Statements of Principles","sectionType":"division","heading":"Inclusion of Statements of Principles","content":"### Inclusion of Statements of Principles\n\n8. 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 as in force from time to time.\n\nOther definitions\n\n9. For the purposes of this Statement of Principles:\n\n\"death from familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy\" in relation to a person includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person’s familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy;\n\n\"MET” means a unit of measurement of the level of physical exertion. 1 MET = 3.5 ml of oxygen/kg of body weight per minute or, 1.0 kcal/kg of body weight per hour, or resting metabolic rate;\n\n\"relevant service\" means:\n\n(a) eligible war service (other than operational service) under the VEA; or\n\n(b) defence service (other than hazardous service) under the VEA; or\n\n(c) peacetime service under the MRCA;\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\nDate of effect\n\n10. This Instrument takes effect from 7 March 2007.\n\nDated this twenty-second day of February 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":2030},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains a tight, technical scope limited to definitional and interpretative frameworks for a single medical condition. The inclusion mechanism in section 8 is a standard administrative device common to all Statements of Principles and does not represent an expansion beyond the instrument's original compensatory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Self-referential incorporation clause in section 8 allowing circular cross-references between multiple Statements of Principles","Undefined legislative abbreviations (VEA, MRCA) assuming prior knowledge of veterans' compensation statutes","Three-layer nested definitions: 'death from condition' → includes 'terminal event' → includes specific medical causes (pneumonia, cardiac arrest, etc.)","Technical medical measurement standard (MET) embedded in legal definitions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets medical criteria for assessing Australian veterans’ entitlement to compensation for familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, clarifying how the disease and related terminal events that contribute to death are treated. It also specifies qualifying types of service and introduces the MET exertion measure, affecting veterans, their families and decision-makers who determine service-relatedness."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-familial-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-no-36-of-2007","history":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-familial-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-no-36-of-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-familial-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-no-36-of-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-familial-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-no-36-of-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-familial-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-no-36-of-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-familial-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-no-36-of-2007/documents"}}