{"id":"F2008L00032","name":"Statement of Principles concerning hypertension No. 12 of 2008","slug":"statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-12-of-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":72125,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L00032-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Statement of Principles concerning hypertension No. 12 of 2008","content":"Amendment Statement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nHYPERTENSION\n\nNo. 12 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 hypertension No. 12 of 2008.\n\n2. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(8) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Statement of Principles concerning hypertension Instrument No. 36 of 2003, as amended by Instrument No. 4 of 2004, by:\n\n(A) deleting ICD-10-AM codes I11, I12 and I13 from clause 2(c); and\n\n(B) replacing factors (b) and (o) in clause 5 with the following:\n\n\"(b) consuming an average of at least 500 grams of alcohol per week for a continuous period of at least the six months before the clinical onset of hypertension; or\"; and\n\n\"(o) consuming an average of at least 500 grams of alcohol per week for a continuous period of at least the six months before the clinical worsening of hypertension; or\".\n\n3. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No. 36 of 2003, as amended by Instrument No. 4 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\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":1561},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a targeted technical amendment that updates specific medical criteria within the existing framework. It narrows the disease definition by removing complication codes and refines the alcohol consumption threshold, but does not expand the overall scope or purpose of the Statement of Principles."},"complexity_factors":["References to previous amendment instruments (No. 36 of 2003 and No. 4 of 2004) required to understand the full context","Use of ICD-10-AM medical classification codes (I11, I12, I13) without explanation","Technical medical terminology ('clinical onset', 'clinical worsening')","Cross-references to two separate Commonwealth Acts (Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 and Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004)"],"plain_english_summary":"This updates how hypertension is assessed for veterans’ compensation: it removes the I11–I13 complication codes so heart/kidney damage from high blood pressure is treated separately, and it raises the alcohol‑related causation threshold to at least 500 g of alcohol per week for six continuous months before symptom onset or worsening. It affects veterans and former defence members claiming service‑related hypertension and changes who qualifies for treatment and payments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-12-of-2008","history":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-12-of-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-12-of-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-12-of-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-12-of-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-hypertension-no-12-of-2008/documents"}}