{"id":"F2009L03228","name":"Statement of Principles concerning systemic sclerosis No. 65 of 2009","slug":"statement-of-principles-concerning-systemic-sclerosis-no-65-of-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":140589,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03228-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Inclusion of Statements of Principles","sectionType":"division","heading":"Inclusion of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 systemic sclerosis\" in relation to a person includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person’s systemic sclerosis;\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), Sixth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2008, copyrighted by the National Centre for Classification in Health, Sydney, NSW, and having ISBN 978 1 74210 016 6;\n\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 2 September 2009.\n\nDated this nineteenth day of August 2009\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":2861},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains the standard, targeted scope of Repatriation Medical Authority Statements of Principles, which is limited to establishing medical criteria and definitions for determining service-relatedness of a specific condition (systemic sclerosis) for veterans' compensation purposes."},"complexity_factors":["Recursive meta-rule in section 8 that triggers application of other Statements of Principles (creating a 'daisy chain' of applicable legal instruments)","Multiple undefined legislative acronyms (VEA, MRCA) requiring external knowledge of veterans' compensation schemes","Technical medical classification system (ICD-10-AM) embedded in definitions","Circular definitional structure where 'death from disease' includes 'terminal events' contributed to by the disease"],"plain_english_summary":"This Statement of Principles sets the legal rule for deciding whether veterans can obtain compensation for systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) by linking the disease to eligible Australian military service under the VEA and MRCA. It clarifies that deaths from complications count as death from the disease, ensures connected conditions are treated consistently with other Statements, and anchors the definition to ICD-10-AM coding so medical and legal assessments align."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-systemic-sclerosis-no-65-of-2009","history":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-systemic-sclerosis-no-65-of-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-systemic-sclerosis-no-65-of-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-systemic-sclerosis-no-65-of-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-systemic-sclerosis-no-65-of-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statement-of-principles-concerning-systemic-sclerosis-no-65-of-2009/documents"}}