Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning lumbar spondylosis No. 78 of 2008 (Cth)

Amendment Statement of Principles

concerning

LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS

No. 78 of 2008

for the purposes of the

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

and

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

1. This Instrument may be cited as Statement of Principles concerning lumbar spondylosis No. 78 of 2008.

1. The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(8) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Statement of Principles concerning lumbar spondylosis No. 37 of 2005 by:

(A)Inserting a new factor "(ja)" immediately following factor "(j)" in clause 6 as follows:

"(ja)     flying a motorised aircraft for a cumulative total of at least 2500 hours within the ten years before the clinical onset of lumbar spondylosis; or"; and

(B)Inserting a new factor "(sa)" immediately following factor "(s)" in clause 6 as follows:

"(sa)     flying a motorised aircraft for a cumulative total of at least 2500 hours within the ten years before the clinical worsening of lumbar spondylosis; or".

1. The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No. 37 of 2005, section 120A of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and section 338 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 apply.

1. The amendment made by this instrument takes effect from 5 November 2008.

Dated this       twenty-second day of              October          2008

The Common Seal of the                  )

Repatriation Medical Authority       )

was affixed to this instrument          )

in the presence of   )

KEN DONALD

CHAIRPERSON