{"id":"F2006L02764","name":"Statement of Principles concerning pulmonary barotrauma No. 46 of 2006","slug":"statement-of-principles-concerning-pulmonary-barotrauma-no-46-of-2006","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":60026,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L02764-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Inclusion of Statements of Principles","sectionType":"division","heading":"Inclusion of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 pulmonary barotrauma” in relation to a person includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person’s pulmonary barotrauma;\n\n“a change in the ambient barometric pressure” means a reduction or increase in the pressure exerted by the envelope of air or water surrounding the person, occurring with:\n\n(a) flying; or\n\n(b) diving; or\n\n(c) ascending from a submerged craft or device, or a pressurised tunnel;\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 30 August 2006.\n\nDated this seventeenth day of August 2006\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":2103},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original scope as a specific Repatriation Medical Authority Statement of Principles. It remains confined to establishing the causal factors and definitions for pulmonary barotrauma in the veterans' compensation context without expanding into broader policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Recursive cross-reference in section 8 requiring application of other Statements of Principles by reference","Dependence on external statutory definitions (VEA and MRCA service categories) not reproduced in the instrument","Technical medical terminology (ambient barometric pressure, pulmonary barotrauma) requiring specialised knowledge","Nested definitional structure where 'death' subsumes defined 'terminal events'"],"plain_english_summary":"This Statement of Principles sets the medical-legal test for linking pulmonary barotrauma—lung injury from rapid pressure changes—to Australian Defence Force service, determining entitlement to compensation under the VEA and MRCA. It covers service-causing events like flying, diving or escape from pressurised environments.\n\nIt also treats deaths and subsequent conditions caused or contributed to by the barotrauma as service-related and preserves application of other relevant Statements of Principles, so affected veterans and their families can access benefits."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-pulmonary-barotrauma-no-46-of-2006","history":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-pulmonary-barotrauma-no-46-of-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-pulmonary-barotrauma-no-46-of-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-pulmonary-barotrauma-no-46-of-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-pulmonary-barotrauma-no-46-of-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-pulmonary-barotrauma-no-46-of-2006/documents"}}