Amendment Statement of Principles

concerning

LIPOMA

(Balance of Probabilities)

(No. 115 of 2015)

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

Dated 31 August                                                                                                                                                                                                     2015

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

Professor Nicholas Saunders AO

Chairperson

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Application

5 Definitions

6 Amendment of lipoma

Schedule 1 - Dictionary

1 Definitions

1               Name

This is the Amendment Statement of Principles concerning lipoma (Balance of Probabilities) (No. 115 of 2015).

2               Commencement

              This instrument commences on 21 September 2015.

3               Authority

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

4               Application

This instrument applies to a claim to which section 120B of the VEA or section 339 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 applies.

5               Definitions

The terms defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary have the meaning given when used in this instrument.

6               Amendment of lipoma

(1)          The Statement of Principles concerning lipoma and death from lipoma No. 101 of 2015 is amended in the following manner:

Schedule 1 - Dictionary

Note:               See Section 5

1               Definitions

In this instrument:

                             VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.