Bill
Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Single Appeal Path) Bill 2016
lapsed, as at 2016-04-17. Veterans’ Affairs portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Veterans’ Affairs
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2016-02-11
- second reading — 2016-02-11
- second reading — 2016-03-02
- second reading — 2016-03-02
- third reading — 2016-03-02
- introduced — 2016-03-03
- second reading — 2016-03-03
- other — 2016-04-17
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2016-02-11.
The bill would create a single path for appealing decisions made under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act.
It would give the Administrative Appeals Tribunal the power to order costs for claimants in some cases.
The bill aims to encourage early evidence and cooperation by limiting when costs can be awarded.
- Creates a single appeal path for reviews of original determinations under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act.
- Gives the Administrative Appeals Tribunal discretion to order costs in favour of claimants under certain circumstances.
- Limits the circumstances for awarding costs to encourage early presentation of evidence and claimant participation.
Claimants and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal are affected.
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