Bill
Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2017
passed, as at 2017-06-22. Veterans' Affairs portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Veterans' Affairs
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2017-05-24
- second reading — 2017-05-24
- second reading — 2017-06-01
- second reading — 2017-06-01
- third reading — 2017-06-01
- introduced — 2017-06-13
- second reading — 2017-06-13
- second reading — 2017-06-15
- second reading — 2017-06-15
- third reading — 2017-06-15
- passed — 2017-06-15
- royal assent — 2017-06-22
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 2017-05-24.
The bill would expand health coverage for Australian veterans and civilians affected by British nuclear tests and the British Commonwealth Occupation Force.
It would change work history rules for disability pensions to require 10 continuous years of work in any field, and allow early access to rehabilitation programs before liability is accepted.
The bill would amend the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006 to provide treatment for all conditions, not just malignant neoplasia.
- Amends the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006 to extend full health coverage to Australian veterans of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force and civilians present at nuclear test areas.
- Removes outdated work history restrictions for Special and Intermediate Rates of Disability Pension, replacing them with a requirement of 10 continuous years of work in any field.
- Inserts instrument-making powers into the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 and the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 to allow the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission to determine eligibility for an early access rehabilitation pilot program.
Australian participants in British nuclear tests, Australian veterans of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force, civilians present at British nuclear test areas, and veterans seeking disability pensions or rehabilitation services.
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