Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Bill 2017

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  • Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Bill 2016
Type
Government
Portfolio
Veterans’ Affairs
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

The bill: creates the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 which will be a re-enacted version of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 that is modified to apply only to members of the Defence Force and their dependants; and amends: the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 to remove entitlement to compensation for members of the Defence Force and their dependants; eight Acts to make consequential amendments; and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 in relation to interactions between compensation and other benefits provided to members of the Defence Force and their dependants.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 09 Nov 2016
Second reading moved 09 Nov 2016
Second reading debate 17 Aug 2017
Second reading debate 04 Sep 2017
Second reading agreed to 04 Sep 2017
Consideration in detail debate
  • Amendment details: 5 Government agreed to
04 Sep 2017
Third reading agreed to 04 Sep 2017
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 05 Sep 2017
Second reading moved 05 Sep 2017
Second reading debate 06 Sep 2017
Second reading agreed to 06 Sep 2017
Committee of the Whole debate 06 Sep 2017
Committee of the Whole debate 07 Sep 2017
Third reading debated 07 Sep 2017
Third reading agreed to 07 Sep 2017
Finally passed both Houses 07 Sep 2017
Assent
  • Act no: 108
  • Year: 2017
14 Sep 2017

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Senate

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Bills digest

Notes

Helpful information

Text of bill

  • First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
  • As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

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