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Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning malignant neoplasm of the lip epithelium No. 50 of 2001

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This instrument fixes a drafting error in the veterans' compensation rules for lip cancer.

Under the Veterans' Entitlements Act, the Repatriation Medical Authority sets out how to determine whether a veteran's malignant neoplasm of the lip epithelium (lip cancer) is related to their military service, particularly where sun exposure is a factor.

The original rules (Instrument No. 42 of 2001) accidentally retained references to "acquired cataract" (a completely different medical condition) in the mathematical formulas used to calculate UV damage. This amendment corrects those references so they properly refer to lip cancer instead.

Specifically, it updates five technical definitions—including formulas for calculating 'total lifetime UV damage factor' and 'non-service UV damage factor'—ensuring veterans claiming for lip cancer have their claims assessed using the correct legal framework.

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Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning malignant neoplasm of the lip epithelium No. 50 of 2001

Instrument No.50 of 2001

Amendment of Statement of Principles

concerning

MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF THE LIP EPITHELIUM

ICD-10-AM CODES: C00.0, C00.1, C00.2, C00.6.

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 Instrument No.42 of 2001 by:
in clause 8, omitting the words “acquired cataract” wherever they appear in each of the definitions of “total lifetime UV damage factor”, “non-service UV damage factor”, “[MED cum (a,T)]”, “PAE” and “T” and inserting in their place the words “malignant neoplasm of the lip epithelium”.
The amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.42 of 2001 and section 120B of the Act apply.

Dated this Seventeenth day of July 2001

The Common Seal of the )

Repatriation Medical Authority )

was affixed to this instrument )

in the presence of )

KEN DONALD

CHAIRMAN

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