{"id":"F2015L00659","name":"Statement of Principles concerning spina bifida Instrument No. 61 of 2007 - Revocation","slug":"statement-of-principles-concerning-spina-bifida-instrument-no-61-of-2007-revocation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93329,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00659-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Statement of Principles concerning spina bifida Instrument No. 61 of 2007 - Revocation","content":"![RMA-Red](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nSPINA BIFIDA\n\nNo. 61 of 2007 - REVOCATION\n\nfor the purposes of the\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\nand\n\nMilitary Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004\n\nTitle\n\n1. This Instrument may be cited as Statement of Principles concerning spina bifida Instrument No. 61 of 2007 – Revocation.\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\n3. Statement of Principles concerning spina bifida Instrument No. 61 of 2007 is revoked.\n\nDate of effect\n\n4. This Instrument takes effect from 1 June 2015.\n\n![](image.002.png)Dated this first day of May 2015\n\nThe Common Seal of the )\n\nRepatriation Medical Authority )\n\nwas affixed at the direction of: )\n\nPROFESSOR NICHOLAS SAUNDERS AO\n\nCHAIRPERSON","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1478},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument serves a singular, limited purpose: to revoke the 2007 Statement of Principles. It does not expand beyond this specific repeal function."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely brief (4 operative sections)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Single, unambiguous action (revocation) with no conditional logic or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing limited to enabling legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument **cancels** (revokes) the 2007 medical rules that determined how veterans could claim compensation for spina bifida.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Removes the old *Statement of Principles* (Instrument No. 61 of 2007) that set out the medical criteria for linking spina bifida to military service\n- Stops those specific medical criteria from being used in claims under the *Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986* and *Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004*\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Veterans or their families claiming benefits for spina bifida\n- Decision-makers at the Department of Veterans' Affairs (who must now use updated medical criteria, likely set out in a replacement instrument)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe old medical standards are no longer valid. This ensures veterans' claims are assessed using current medical evidence rather than 2007-era criteria."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-spina-bifida-instrument-no-61-of-2007-revocation","history":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-spina-bifida-instrument-no-61-of-2007-revocation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-spina-bifida-instrument-no-61-of-2007-revocation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-spina-bifida-instrument-no-61-of-2007-revocation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-spina-bifida-instrument-no-61-of-2007-revocation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-spina-bifida-instrument-no-61-of-2007-revocation/documents"}}