Amendment Statement of Principles concerning sensorineural hearing loss (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 56 of 2022) (Cth)

Amendment Statement of Principles

concerning

SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS
(Balance of Probabilities)

(No. 56 of 2022)

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

Dated      29 April 2022

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 sensorineural hearing loss (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 56 of 2022).

1. Commencement

This instrument commences on 30 May 2022.

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 sensorineural hearing loss (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 99 of 2019) (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2019L01361) is amended in the following manner:

Section

Amendment

Schedule 1 – Dictionary

Replace paragraph (h) in the definition of "specified list of chemical agents" with the following paragraph:

(h)   xylene;