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The Repatriation Medical Authority determines the following Amendment Statement of Principles under subsections 196B(2) and (8) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

 

Dated     15 April 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professor Terence Campbell AM

Chairperson

by and on behalf of

The Repatriation Medical Authority

 

 

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Amendment

 

 


This is the Amendment Statement of Principles concerning cardiomyopathy (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 53 of 2025).

              This instrument commences on 19 May 2025.

This instrument is made under subsections 196B(2) and (8) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

The Statement of Principles concerning cardiomyopathy (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 57 of 2024) (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2024L00759) is amended in the following manner:

 

Section

Amendment

9(2a)

Insert the following factor below subsection 9(2):

having infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) before clinical onset or clinical worsening;

Note: SARS-CoV-2 is the virus which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).