Amendment Statement of Principles
concerning
 
OSTEOPOROSIS
No. 62 of 2006
 
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 osteoporosis No. 62 of 2006.
 
2.                      The Repatriation Medical Authority amends, under subsection 196B(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Statement of Principles concerning osteoporosis No. 30 of 2006 by:
 
(A)             deleting the words "more than 7.5 grams per day of Vitamin A" in Clause 6 factors (q) and (zk), and replacing them with the words "at least 7.5 milligrams per day of Vitamin A"; and
(B)             deleting the word "ankylosis" in Clause 6 factors (g) and (za), and replacing it with the word "ankylosing".
 
3.                      The amendment made by this instrument applies to all matters to which Statement of Principles concerning osteoporosis No. 30 of 2006, section 120B of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and section 339 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 apply.
 
4.                      The amendments made by this instrument take effect from 8 November 2006.
 
 
 
 
Dated this       thirtieth              day of              October              2006
 
 
The Common Seal of the                              )
Repatriation Medical Authority                   )
was affixed to this instrument                      )
in the presence of                                          )
KEN DONALD
CHAIRPERSON