Second Reading Speeches

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Single Treatment Pathway) Bill 2019

Type
Government
Portfolio
Veterans' Affairs
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the:

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
to replace the existing two treatment pathways with a single treatment pathway that enables medical treatment to be accessed and provided through a Department of Veterans’ Affairs Health Card; and
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to make consequential amendments.

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