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Amendment of Statement of Principles concerning personality disorder No. 50 of 2009

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Amendment Statement of Principles
concerning
 
PERSONALITY DISORDER
No. 50 of 2009
 
for the purposes of the
 
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
and
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
 
1.                      This Instrument may be cited as Statement of Principles concerning personality disorder No. 50 of 2009.
 
2.                      The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(8) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Statement of Principles concerning personality disorder No. 71 of 2008 by:
 
(A)             Replacing the definition of "severe childhood abuse" in clause 9 with the following:
'"severe childhood abuse" means:
(a)               serious physical, emotional, psychological or sexual harm whilst a child aged under 16 years; or
(b)               neglect involving a serious failure to provide the necessities for health, physical and emotional development, or wellbeing whilst a child aged under 16 years;
where such serious harm or neglect has been perpetrated by a parent, a care provider, an adult who works with or around that child, or any other adult in contact with that child;'.
 
3.                      The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Instrument No. 71 of 2008, section 120B of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and section 339 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 apply.
 
4.                      The amendment made by this instrument takes effect from 1 July 2009.
 
 
Dated this       nineteenth             day of              June  2009
 
 
The Common Seal of the                  )
Repatriation Medical Authority       )
was affixed to this instrument          )
in the presence of                              )
KEN DONALD
CHAIRPERSON