{"id":"F2015L00660","name":"Statement of Principles concerning spina bifida Instrument No. 62 of 2007 - Revocation","slug":"statement-of-principles-concerning-spina-bifida-instrument-no-62-of-2007-revocation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":93331,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L00660-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Statement of Principles concerning spina bifida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. 62 of 2007 - Revocation","content":"![RMA-Red](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatement of Principles\n\nconcerning\n\nSPINA BIFIDA\n\nNo. 62 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. 62 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. 62 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":1422},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs a single, straightforward administrative function: revoking the 2007 Statement of Principles. It does not expand beyond this specific purpose or introduce new substantive rules."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 short sections","Single operative action (revocation of one named instrument)","No defined terms or interpretive provisions","Only essential cross-references (empowering provisions and the instrument being revoked)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This document cancels (revokes) an earlier medical determination about **spina bifida** (a birth defect where the spine and spinal cord don't form properly) that was used to assess veterans' compensation claims.\n\n**Who it affects:** Veterans or their dependents claiming benefits for spina bifida under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.\n\n**The practical effect:** The old medical rules (Statement of Principles No. 62 of 2007) stopped applying on 1 June 2015. This instrument doesn't create new rules—it simply removes the old ones. Claims for spina bifida would now be assessed under different medical principles or guidelines that replaced this revoked instrument."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-spina-bifida-instrument-no-62-of-2007-revocation","history":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-spina-bifida-instrument-no-62-of-2007-revocation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-spina-bifida-instrument-no-62-of-2007-revocation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-spina-bifida-instrument-no-62-of-2007-revocation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-spina-bifida-instrument-no-62-of-2007-revocation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-spina-bifida-instrument-no-62-of-2007-revocation/documents"}}