Federal Register of Legislation
Statement of Principles concerning SCHISTOSOMIASIS (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 61 of 2019) The Repatriation Medical Authority determines the following Statement of Principles under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
Dated 21 June 2019
The Common Seal of the Repatriation Medical Authority was affixed to this instrument at the direction of:
Professor Nicholas Saunders AO Chairperson
Contents 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Repeal 5 Application 6 Definitions 7 Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates 8 Basis for determining the factors 9 Factors that must exist 10 Relationship to service 11 Factors referring to an injury or disease covered by another Statement of Principles Schedule 1 - Dictionary 1 Definitions
1 Name This is the Statement of Principles concerning schistosomiasis (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 61 of 2019). 2 Commencement This instrument commences on 22 July 2019. 3 Authority This instrument is made under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. 4 Repeal The Statement of Principles concerning schistosomiasis No. 86 of 2010 (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2010L02842) made under subsection 196B(2) of the VEA is repealed. 5 Application This instrument applies to a claim to which section 120A of the VEA or section 338 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 applies. 6 Definitions The terms defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary have the meaning given when used in this instrument. 7 Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates (1) This Statement of Principles is about schistosomiasis and death from schistosomiasis. Meaning of schistosomiasis (2) For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, schistosomiasis: (a) means an infection with a parasitic flatworm of the genus Schistosoma, being S. mansoni, S. haematobium, S. japonicum, S. intercalatum, S. mekongi, S. malayensis or S. guineensis; and
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