Aspects of the Veterans Entitlements Act 1986 and the Military Compensation Scheme

Aspects of the Veterans Entitlements Act 1986
and the Military Compensation Scheme

18 September 2003

© Commonwealth of Australia 2003

ISBN  0 642 71311 1

Contents

Members of the Committee (PDF format) (Word format)

Recommendations (PDF format) (Word format)

Report to the Senate

Chapter 1Introduction (PDF format) (Word format)
Historical context

Chapter 2The legal framework (PDF format) (Word format)
The Veterans Entitlement Act
The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act
Interaction between the VE Act and the SRC Act
Approach to compensation

Chapter 3The issues (PDF format) (Word format)
Perceived inequities within the system
Recommendation

Chapter 4Conclusions and recommendations (PDF format) (Word format)
Those currently affected
Future recipients
Recommendation

Appendix 1Submissions received by the Committee (PDF format) (Word format)

Appendix 2Witnesses who appeared before the Committee (PDF format) (Word format)

Appendix 3Provisions of the Veterans Entitlements Act 1986 (PDF format) (Word format)

Appendix 4Provisions of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (PDF format) (Word format)

Appendix 5Definitions (PDF format) (Word format)

Appendix 6DVA letter to claimants (PDF format) (Word format)

Appendix 7The Government Actuarys report to the Committee (PDF format) (Word format)