Summary
Amends the
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
and
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988
to: enable veterans engaged in an approved rehabilitation program and undertaking full-time study to continue to receive incapacity payments at 100 per cent of their normal weekly earnings for an additional year, to 1 July 2023; and enable back-payments for student veterans who should have been eligible for the higher rate of payment to cover the period from 1 July 2022 until the Act's commencement.