Search all bills

TOTAL RESULTS: 3785

• Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Bill 2006, the bill makes consequential amendments to the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  National Health Act 1953

  and

  Social Security Act 1991

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2006, the bill provides non-liability cancer testing and treatment for eligible Australian participants in the British Nuclear Testing Program. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (2005 Budget Measure) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to extend eligibility for the seniors concession allowance to Gold Card holders who are over veteran pension age and who are not otherwise eligible for the seniors concession allowance or the utilities allowance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans' Entitlements (Clarke Review) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Apr 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Provides for a once only payment to former prisoners-of-war of the North Koreans or their surviving spouse; and amends the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: index above general rate disability pensions; introduce a Defence Force Income Support Allowance; ensure appropriate rent assistance for war widows and widowers; increase funeral benefits; and extend operational service to minesweeping and bomb/mine clearance personnel. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Direct Deductions and Other Measures) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to: direct deduction arrangements; Victoria Cross allowance; automatic grant of income support supplement to age and wife pensioners; calculation of disability pension arrears; partner service pension for Norfolk Island residents; calculation of rent assistance; reduction in pension arrears payment resulting from overpayment of rent assistance and partner’s receipt of service pension; value of financial assets for purposes of deeming rules; clarification of deemed income and actual income from accrued returns on financial assets; means test exemption of certain superannuation assets; income and assets test treatment of small superannuation accounts and private rental income; adjustments to ceiling rate service pension; offence provisions; disposal of income and assets; compensation recovery; and minor and technical amendments. Also contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Electronic Delivery) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to provide for the electronic communication of claims, applications and other documents to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2003, the bill provides for a new military rehabilitation and compensation scheme for members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) who suffer an injury or disease, or die, as a result of ADF service on or after commencement of the proposed Act. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to: continued indexation of “saved” child-related income support payments; misuse of the commutation provisions relating to the means testing of income streams for income support pensions; transfer of certain pension bonuses unclaimed under social security law; calculation of pension bonuses; backdating of claims for partner service pensions in certain circumstances; and alignment with social security law of compensation recovery provisions applicable to multiple lump sum compensation payments. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Bill 2003, the bill makes transitional arrangements and amendments to 20 Acts consequential on the commencement of the new military rehabilitation and compensation scheme. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to: double counting of civilian compensation payments; recovery of lump sum compensation payments received by the partners of service pension or income support supplement recipients; misuse of retirement village entry contribution payments to obtain rent assistance; telephone allowance eligibility; rent assistance eligibility for persons receiving Family Tax Benefit; Pension Loan Scheme eligibility; seniors health card eligibility; and definition of “non-illness separated spouse”. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum