Amendment Statement of Principles concerning Parkinson's disease and secondary parkinsonism (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 104 of 2023) (Cth)

Amendment Statement of Principles

concerning

PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND SECONDARY PARKINSONISM
(Balance of Probabilities)

(No. 104 of 2023)

The Repatriation Medical Authority determines the following Amendment Statement of Principles under subsections 196B(3) and (8) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

Dated      25 October 2023.

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

Professor Terence Campbell AM
Chairperson

Contents

1Name........................................................................................................................................... 3

2Commencement........................................................................................................................ 3

3Authority..................................................................................................................................... 3

4Amendment............................................................................................................................... 3

1. Name

This is the Amendment Statement of Principles concerning Parkinson's disease and secondary parkinsonism (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 104 of 2023).

1. Commencement

This instrument commences on 28 November 2023.

1. Authority

This instrument is made under subsections 196B(3) and (8) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

1. Amendment

The Statement of Principles concerning Parkinson's disease and secondary parkinsonism (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 56 of 2016) (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2016L00570) is amended in the following manner:

Section

Amendment

9(1A)

(New subsection)

Insert the following factor the below subsection 9(1):

For Parkinson's disease only: having moderate to severe traumatic brain injury more than 15 years before the clinical onset of Parkinson's disease;