{"id":"F2011L00505","name":"Statement of Principles concerning metatarsalgia No. 39 of 1996 - Revocation","slug":"statement-of-principles-concerning-metatarsalgia-no-39-of-1996-revocation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":85963,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L00505-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Statement of Principles concerning metatarsalgia No. 39 of 1996 - Revocation","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: _\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nStatement of Principles\n\n \n\nconcerning\n\n \n\nMETATARSALGIA\n\nNo. 39 of 1996 - REVOCATION\n\n \n\nfor the purposes of the\n\n \n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\nand\n\nMilitary Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004\n\n \n\nTitle\n\n1. This Instrument may be cited as Statement of Principles concerning metatarsalgia Instrument No. 39 of 1996 – Revocation.\n\n \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\n \n\n3. Statement of Principles concerning metatarsalgia Instrument No. 39 of 1996 is revoked.\n\n \n\nDate of effect\n\n4. This Instrument takes effect from 30 March 2011.\n\n \n\nDated this Seventeenth  day of  March 2011\n\n \n\n \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\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1270},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the limited function described in its title — revoking the specific 1996 Statement of Principles. There is no expansion of scope beyond this housekeeping removal of outdated medical guidance."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short (only 4 operative sections)","No defined terms or glossary","Single, unambiguous operative provision (revocation in section 3)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other complex provisions","Straightforward date of effect provision"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally revokes the 1996 Statement of Principles for metatarsalgia, removing the old medical rules the Repatriation Medical Authority used to guide veterans’ disability claims. Made under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, it took effect 30 March 2011. After that date decision‑makers and veterans must rely on any replacement guidance or general medical evidence to assess metatarsalgia claims."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-metatarsalgia-no-39-of-1996-revocation","history":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-metatarsalgia-no-39-of-1996-revocation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-metatarsalgia-no-39-of-1996-revocation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-metatarsalgia-no-39-of-1996-revocation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-metatarsalgia-no-39-of-1996-revocation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-metatarsalgia-no-39-of-1996-revocation/documents"}}