Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (International Agreements and Other Measures) Bill 2008

Type: Government
Portfolio: Veterans' Affairs
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42

Summary

Amends the: Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to: give effect to arrangements for entering into international agreements in relation to the payment of pensions and providing assistance and benefits to eligible persons; authorise the use of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for those purposes; and align the veterans’ entitlements means test with the social security means test; Legislative Instruments Act 2003 to make minor and technical consequential amendments; Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006 to extend the period for which the Commonwealth or Australian Federal Police may be considered as a nuclear test participant for the purposes of the Act; and Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 to make minor amendments in relation to a definition and clarifying compensation matters.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	19 Mar 2008
Second reading moved	19 Mar 2008
Referred to Main Committee	03 Jun 2008
Second reading agreed to	04 Jun 2008
Reported from Main Committee	04 Jun 2008
Third reading agreed to	04 Jun 2008

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	16 Jun 2008
Second reading moved	16 Jun 2008
Second reading debate	26 Jun 2008
Second reading agreed to	26 Jun 2008
Third reading agreed to	26 Jun 2008


Assent Act no.: 81 Year: 2008	12 Jul 2008

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An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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