Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning hypertension No. 3 of 2004
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Instrument No. 3 of 2004
Amendment of Statement of Principles
concerning
HYPERTENSION
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
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The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), Instrument No.35 of 2003, by:
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in paragraph 5, deleting factors (b) and (q) and inserting in their place the following factors:
“(b) consuming an average of at least 200 grams per week of alcohol for a continuous period of at least 6 months immediately before the clinical onset of hypertension, which cannot be decreased to less than an average of 200 grams per week of alcohol; or
(q) consuming an average of at least 200 grams per week of alcohol for a continuous period of at least 6 months immediately before the clinical worsening of hypertension, which cannot be decreased to less than an average of 200 grams per week of alcohol; or”
- The amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.35 of 2003 and section 120A of the Act apply.
Dated this 24th day of February 2004
The Common Seal of the )
Repatriation Medical Authority )
was affixed to this instrument )
in the presence of )
KEN DONALD
CHAIRMAN