{"id":"F2010L03262","name":"Statement of Principles concerning microscopic polyangiitis No. 14 of 2011","slug":"statement-of-principles-concerning-microscopic-polyangiitis-no-14-of-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":85498,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L03262-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Inclusion of Statements of Principles","sectionType":"division","heading":"Inclusion of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 microscopic polyangiitis\" in relation to a person includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person’s microscopic polyangiitis;\n\n\"ICD-10-AM code\" means a number assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Seventh Edition, effective date of 1 July 2010, copyrighted by the National Centre for Classification in Health, Sydney, NSW, and having ISBN 978 1 74210 154 5;\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 5 January 2011.\n\nDated this fourteenth day of December 2010\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":2784},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be the original 2011 instrument establishing principles for microscopic polyangiitis. It maintains a narrow focus on defining terms and inclusion rules for this specific condition without evidence of expansion beyond the original purpose of determining service-related liability."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference mechanism in section 8 requiring cascading application of other Statements of Principles","External reference to ICD-10-AM Seventh Edition (2010) medical classification system","Statutory references to VEA and MRCA for definitions of service types without reproducing those definitions","Technical medical definitions combined with legal causation concepts (e.g., 'terminal event', 'contributed to')"],"plain_english_summary":"This Statement of Principles sets the criteria for deciding whether microscopic polyangiitis — a rare autoimmune small‑vessel disease — is related to an Australian Defence Force member’s service for VEA/MRCA claims. It affects current and former ADF members and their families seeking treatment or compensation.\n\nIt clarifies service standards, links to other applicable Statements, defines death from the disease (including terminal events it contributes to), and uses ICD‑10‑AM coding to ensure consistent medical assessment."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-microscopic-polyangiitis-no-14-of-2011","history":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-microscopic-polyangiitis-no-14-of-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-microscopic-polyangiitis-no-14-of-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-microscopic-polyangiitis-no-14-of-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-microscopic-polyangiitis-no-14-of-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-microscopic-polyangiitis-no-14-of-2011/documents"}}