Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning internal derangement of the knee No. 96 of 1997 (Cth)

Instrument No.96 of 1997

Amendment of Statement of Principles

concerning

INTERNAL DERANGEMENT OF THE KNEE

ICD CODES: 717.0-717.5, 717.8, 717.9

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.59 of 1997, (Statement of Principles concerning internal derangement of the knee), by:

1.         omitting the introductory paragraph in clause 5, and replacing it with the following:

“5.       The factors that must as a minimum exist before it can be said that a reasonable hypothesis has been raised connecting internal derangement of the knee or death from internal derangement of the knee with the circumstances of a person’s relevant service are:”.

2. The amendments made by this instrument apply to all matters to which Instrument No.59 of 1997 and section 120A of the Act apply.

Dated this       Fourteenth     day of              November    1997

The Common Seal of the    )

Repatriation Medical Authority                   )

was affixed to this instrument   )

in the presence of:   )

KEN DONALD

CHAIRMAN