Summary
Amends the:
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to: provide that Australian Defence Force members with British nuclear test defence service are eligible for pensions, treatment and other benefits; lower the age of domicile of choice from 21 to 18 years of age; and cease eligibility for war widow or widower pension for widows and widowers who enter into a de facto relationship prior to claiming the pension;
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
,
Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
and
Defence Service Homes Act 1918
to provide that certain submarine special operations between 1978 and 1992 will be reclassified as operational and qualifying service; and
Defence Service Homes Act 1918
and
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to reclassify certain service in Ubai in Thailand as qualifying service.