- Date
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20 Mar 2013
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Veterans’ Affairs
- Summary
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Amends: the
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
in relation to rehabilitation and transition management; the Military, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
in relation to: the date of effect for periodic impairment compensation; the inclusion of a lifestyle factor in the calculation of interim permanent impairment compensation; recalculation of permanent impairment compensation for certain people; an increase to the rate of periodic compensation payable for dependent children; expansion of the eligibility criteria for the special rate disability pension; superannuation; remittal power of the Veterans’ Review Board; increase in the membership of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission; and access to rehabilitation and compensation for certain categories of persons; the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
and Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
to increase the compensation for financial and legal advice; five Acts to: expand the lump sum compensation options for wholly dependent partners of deceased members; and require that eligible claims for existing conditions aggravated by defence service on or after 1 July 2004 be determined under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
; the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
, Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to issue Repatriation Health Cards (for specific conditions) to certain eligible persons; the Aged Care Act 1997
, Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006
, Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to clarify the appropriation of costs for certain aged care services; the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to extend the entitlement for travelling expenses to the partner of certain eligible persons; the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to clarify administrative arrangements for the nomination of bank accounts for payments; and the Social Security Act 1991
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to make technical amendments.