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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 22 August 2025

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Professor Terence Campbell AM

Chairperson

 

 

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Amendment

 

 


This is the Amendment Statement of Principles concerning sensorineural hearing loss (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 75 of 2025).

              This instrument commences on 22 September 2025.

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

The Statement of Principles concerning sensorineural hearing loss (Reasonable Hypothesis) (No. 98 of 2019) (Federal Register of Legislation No. F2019L01360) is amended in the following manner:

 

Section

Amendment

7(2)

Replace the existing subsection 7(2) with the following:

  1.           means acquired hearing loss due to a defect in the cochlea or auditory nerve, with a permanent shift to a hearing threshold level of 20 decibels (dB) or more, at 500, 1 000, 1 500, 2 000, 3 000, 4 000 or 6 000 hertz (Hz); and
  2.           excludes:
    1.              congenital deafness; and
    2.           hearing loss due to Meniere disease and Meniere syndrome.

Note: The diagnosis of sensorineural hearing loss is usually made by performing an audiogram in which bone conduction thresholds are measured.