Abbreviations

Abbreviations

AAT

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

ADA

Additional Disablement Amount

ADF

Australian Defence Force

AWW

Australian War Widows Inc.

CPSU

Community and Public Sector Union

Defence

Department of Defence

DFWA

Defence Force Welfare Association

DRCA

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988

DVA

Department of Veterans’ Affairs

EDA

Extreme Disablement Adjustment

EM

Explanatory memorandum

ESO

Ex-service organisation

FADT

Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee

Human Rights Committee

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights

JSCFADT

Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

MRC Commission

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission

MRCA

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

NAA

Naval Association of Australia

RMA

Repatriation Medical Authority

RSL

Returned and Services League of Australia

Scrutiny Committee

Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

SoPs

Statements of Principles

The Bill

Veterans' Entitlements, Treatments and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Bill 2024

The Committee

Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee

The Minister

Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Defence Personnel, the Hon Matt Keogh

The Royal Commission

Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide

TPI Federation

TPI Federation of Australia

VEA

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

VRB

Veterans' Review Board

VVAA

Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia