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Statement of Principles concerning congenital cataract Instrument No. 50 of 2007 - Revocation

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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Commonwealth

Collection

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Plain English Summary

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This instrument cancels the 2007 medical rules that determined how veterans could claim compensation for congenital cataracts (a clouding of the eye lens present from birth).

What it does

Revokes (cancels) Statement of Principles concerning congenital cataract Instrument No. 50 of 2007
Removes the specific medical criteria that the Repatriation Medical Authority had previously set for deciding whether a veteran's congenital cataract was related to their military service

Who it affects

Veterans seeking compensation for congenital cataract under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 or Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
Decision-makers assessing such claims

Why it matters Statements of Principles set the medical standards for linking health conditions to military service. By revoking the 2007 instrument, those specific rules for congenital cataract no longer apply. Claims must now be assessed under general provisions of the Acts or any replacement instrument.

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Statement of Principles concerning congenital cataract Instrument No. 50 of 2007 - Revocation

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Statement of Principles

concerning

CONGENITAL CATARACT

No. 50 of 2007 - REVOCATION

for the purposes of the

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

and

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

Title

This Instrument may be cited as Statement of Principles concerning congenital cataract Instrument No. 50 of 2007 – Revocation.

Determination

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.
Statement of Principles concerning congenital cataract Instrument No. 50 of 2007 is revoked.

Date of effect

This Instrument takes effect from 1 June 2015.

View image in the official sourceDated this first day of May 2015

The Common Seal of the )

Repatriation Medical Authority )

was affixed at the direction of: )

PROFESSOR NICHOLAS SAUNDERS AO

CHAIRPERSON

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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