Statement of Principles concerning Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 80 of 2022) (Cth)

Statement of Principles concerning CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 80 of 2022) The Repatriation Medical Authority determines the following Statement of Principles under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

Dated 23 August 2022

The Common Seal of the Repatriation Medical Authority was affixed to this instrument at the direction of:

Professor Terence Campbell AM 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 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 80 of 2022). 2 Commencement This instrument commences on 19 September 2022. 3 Authority This instrument is made under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. 4 Repeal The Statement of Principles concerning Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease No. 76 of 2014 (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2014L01138) made under subsection 196B(2) of the VEA is repealed. 5 Application This instrument applies to a claim to which section 120A of the VEA or section 338 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004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 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and death from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Meaning of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (2) For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: (a) means a spongiform encephalopathy characterised by an accumulation of abnormal prion protein in the brain; and (b) includes sporadic (classical) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; Note 1: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, also known as CJD, is characterised by rapidly progressive dementia, myoclonus, and motor disturbances. Note 2: variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.