Veterans' Entitlements Amendment (Disability, War Widow and War Widower Pensions) Bill 2007

Type: Government
Portfolio: Veterans' Affairs
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends the
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to: increase the rates of extreme disablement adjustment disability pension, general rate disability pension and the previously non-indexed component of war widow and widower pension; and introduces new indexation arrangements for these pensions to be indexed twice annually.

Progress

House of Representatives
20 Sep 2007	Introduced and read a first time
20 Sep 2007	Second reading moved
20 Sep 2007	Second reading agreed to
20 Sep 2007	Third reading agreed to

Senate
20 Sep 2007	Introduced and read a first time
20 Sep 2007	Second reading moved
20 Sep 2007	Second reading agreed to
20 Sep 2007	Third reading agreed to

25 Sep 2007

Assent

Act no.: 167

Year: 2007

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Democrats [sheet 5404 revised] BARTLETT, Andrew

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

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Text of bill

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Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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