Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning cholelithiasis No. 223 of 1995 (Cth)

Instrument No.223 of 1995

Amendment of Statement of Principles

concerning

CHOLELITHIASIS

ICD CODE: 574

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
subsection 196B(2)

The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), Instrument No.33 of 1994 (Statement of Principles concerning cholelithiasis) by:

1.         inserting before the definition of “cholesterol stones” in paragraph 4, the following definition:

“'cholelithiasis' or gallstones means calculus of the gall bladder or bile ducts formed by accretion or concretion of bile constituents, attracting ICD code 574;”.

2. The amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.33 of 1994 and section 120A of the Act apply.

Dated this       First           day of              June   1995

The Common Seal of the    )

Repatriation Medical Authority                   )

was affixed to this instrument   )

in the presence of   )

KEN DONALD

CHAIRMAN