Ch 3 Liability

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3.0 Overview

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3.1 Definitions

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3.1.1 Defence service

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3.1.2 Declared Member Determinations

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3.1.3 Non-Warlike Service Determinations

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3.1.4 Warlike Service Determinations

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3.1.5 Injury, disease and death

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3.2 Heads of Liability

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3.2.1 Service injury, service disease and service death

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3.2.2 'Rendering defence service'

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3.2.2.A Use of Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill

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3.2.3 'Occurrence'

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3.2.4 'Arose out of or was attributable to service'

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3.2.5 'But for changes in the person's environment consequent upon rendering defence service'

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3.2.6 Travelling to or from duty

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3.2.7 Aggravation

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3.2.8 Material contribution

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3.2.9 Death from service injury or service disease

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3.2.10 Injury, disease or death arising from treatment provided by the Commonwealth

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3.2.11 Aggravations of service-related conditions

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3.3 The Statements of Principles (SOPs)

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3.3.1 Primacy of SOP regime

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3.3.2 Background

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3.3.3 The role of the RMA

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3.4 Investigating a Claim

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3.4.1 Parameters of a claim

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3.4.2 Considering Liability where trauma occurred prior to 1 July 2004

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3.4.2.1 How do the definitions under section 6(1)(d) & section 27 of the MRCA apply to the question of liability under the MRCA

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3.4.2.2 Considering initial liability under MRCA for a disease contracted after 1 July 2004, where the applicable SoP factor occurred rendering defence service prior to 30 June 2004

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3.4.2.3 Liability under MRCA for ‘consequential conditions’ related to an injury accepted under SRCA or VEA

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3.4.3 Establishing a diagnosis

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3.4.4 Establishing the clinical onset and/or worsening

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3.4.4.1 Onset Considerations

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3.4.5 Applying streamlining procedures

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3.4.5.2 Sequelae streamlining policy

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3.4.5.1 Limited streamlining approach for Barotrauma claims

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3.4.6 Propagation and SOPs

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3.4.7 Claims related to sexual and physical abuse

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3.4.7.1 Understanding the Impacts of Abuse in the Military

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3.4.7.2 Understanding Abuse

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3.4.7.3 What promotes ongoing abuse in an organisation?

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3.4.7.4 Common barriers to disclosing abuse

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3.4.7.5 Understanding the impact of abuse

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3.4.7.6 How does abuse influence how a survivor may present when contacting DVA?

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3.4.7.7 Off duty and/or off base abuse

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3.4.8 Specific pieces of evidence

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3.4.8.1 RtAPS and POPS

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3.4.9 Spinal Cord Injury Prioritisation Approach

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3.4.9.1 Spinal Cord Injury Manifestations and Sequelae Guide (SCI Guide)

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3.4.10 Post-service physical injury guideline

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3.4.11 Remote effects (drone) operators guidance

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3.4.12 Sensitive Activity Operations and Special Operations

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3.5 Determining a Claim

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3.5.1 Assessing the evidence

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3.5.2 Applying the correct standard of proof

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3.5.3 Reasonable hypothesis (RH) cases

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3.5.4 Balance of probabilities (BOP) cases

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3.5.5 Relationship to service

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3.5.6 Reasons for decision

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3.6 Exclusions

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3.6.1 Serious default or wilful act

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3.6.2 Serious breach of discipline

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3.6.3 Intentionally self-inflicted

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3.6.4 Serious and permanent impairment

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3.6.5 Reasonable and appropriate counselling about performance

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3.6.6 Wilful and false representation

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3.6.7 Exclusions relating to travel

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3.6.8 Exclusion relating to use of tobacco products

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