Commonwealth legislation

Statement of Principles concerning chloracne No. 20 of 2000

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This instrument sets the legal test for when Australian veterans and defence members can get compensation for chloracne — a severe skin disease caused by exposure to halogenated organochlorines (like PCBs, dioxins, furans) and organobromines (PBBs). It covers non-operational war service and non-hazardous defence service, ties diagnoses to the ICD-10-AM, and allows decision-makers to consider related conditions covered by other Statements of Principles.

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Current sections

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Inclusion of Statements of Principles

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.

Other definitions

For the purposes of this Statement of Principles:

“death from chloracne” in relation to a person includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person’s chloracne;

“halogenated organochlorine compounds” means polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs), or polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs);

“halogenated organobromine compounds” means polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs);

“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), Second Edition, effective date of 1 July 2000, copyrighted by the National Centre for Classification in Health, Sydney, NSW, and having ISBN 1 86487 271 3;

“relevant service” means:

(a) eligible war service (other than operational service); or

(b) defence service (other than hazardous service);

“terminal event” means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes:

a) pneumonia;

b) respiratory failure;

c) cardiac arrest;

d) circulatory failure; or

e) cessation of brain function.

Application

This Instrument applies to all matters to which section 120B of the Act applies.

Dated this Twelfth day of July 2000

The Common Seal of the )

Repatriation Medical Authority )

was affixed to this instrument )

in the presence of: )

KEN DONALD

CHAIRMAN

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