Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning cerebrovascular accident No. 58 of 2003 (Cth)

Instrument No.58 of 2003

Amendment of Statement of Principles

concerning

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

1. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), Instrument No.53 of 1999, as amended by Instrument No.31 of 2002, by:

A.in paragraph 8, deleting the definition of “thrombocytopenia” and inserting in its place the following:

““thrombocytopenia” means an acquired platelet count of less than

50 000 per microlitre on haematological testing;”

2. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No.53 of 1999, as amended by Instrument No.31 of 2002, and section 120B of the Act apply.

Dated this       Seventh              day of              November            2003

The Common Seal of the    )

Repatriation Medical Authority                   )

was affixed to this instrument   )

in the presence of   )

KEN DONALD

CHAIRMAN