Search all bills

TOTAL RESULTS: 3785

• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Exempting Disability Payments from Income Testing and Other Measures) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Oct 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends: nine Acts to: exempt certain payments, known as the adjusted disability pension, from the social security income test; and remove the Defence Force Income Support Allowance; the

  Veterans' Entitlement Act 1986

  to: remove the disability income rent test; replace references to 'disability pension' with references that clarify the nature of the payment as a compensation payment; and adjust the mechanism for indexation of certain payments; and the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to establish a non-liability rehabilitation pilot to provide veterans with access to rehabilitation support without the requirement to have lodged a compensation claim. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Military Compensation Review and Other Measures) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  in relation to rehabilitation and transition management; the

  Military, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  in relation to: the date of effect for periodic impairment compensation; the inclusion of a lifestyle factor in the calculation of interim permanent impairment compensation; recalculation of permanent impairment compensation for certain people; an increase to the rate of periodic compensation payable for dependent children; expansion of the eligibility criteria for the special rate disability pension; superannuation; remittal power of the Veterans’ Review Board; increase in the membership of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission; and access to rehabilitation and compensation for certain categories of persons; the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to increase the compensation for financial and legal advice; five Acts to: expand the lump sum compensation options for wholly dependent partners of deceased members; and require that eligible claims for existing conditions aggravated by defence service on or after 1 July 2004 be determined under the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  ; the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  ,

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to issue Repatriation Health Cards (for specific conditions) to certain eligible persons; the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  ,

  Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006

  ,

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to clarify the appropriation of costs for certain aged care services; the

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to extend the entitlement for travelling expenses to the partner of certain eligible persons; the

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to clarify administrative arrangements for the nomination of bank accounts for payments; and the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2013

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Dec 2013 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to clarify arrangements for the payment of travel expenses for treatment;

  Defence Service Homes Act 1918

  to extend eligibility for benefits;

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: align maintenance income and attendant allowance provisions with those in the

  Social Security Act 1991

  ; provide for provision of special assistance by inclusion in a legislative instrument; clarify administrative arrangements for certain travel; and clarify that debt recovery provisions apply to all provisions of the Act, the regulations and any legislative instrument made under the Act;

  War Precautions Act Repeal Act 1920

  to: amend the short title to the

  Protection of Word ‘Anzac’ Act 1920

  ; amend the long title of the Act; and remove redundant provisions; and

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Mar 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: amend provisions in relation to the operation of the Veterans’ Review Board and the Specialist Medical Review Council; enable international agreements to be made to cover the provision of benefits and payments including rehabilitation that are comparable to those provided by the Repatriation Commission or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission; and make minor corrections;

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to the provision of certain rehabilitation assistance under an Employer Incentive Scheme;

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to: enable information sharing between the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission and the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation in relation to certain service related compensation claims; and provide for the delegation of the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs’ powers and functions;

  Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006

  ,

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to enable certain legislative instruments to incorporate matters contained in another non-disallowable legislative instrument or other non-legislative writings as in force from time to time;

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

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to make amendments contingent on the commencement of the proposed

  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Act 2017

  ; and

  Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006

  and

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to make consequential amendments. Also amends five Acts to remove spent veterans’ affairs and military rehabilitation and compensation payments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Sep 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to enable the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) to make a claim for liability for a current serving Australian Defence Force member, where the member has given consent for the CDF to make the claim on their behalf for a service injury or disease;

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

  to expand the existing power of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission to request certain information to include any Commonwealth, state or territory departments and authorities, and other persons; and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to provide that exempt lump sum determinations made by the Secretary of the Department of Social Services will apply as exempt lump sums from the income test that applies to Department of Veterans' Affairs' income support clients. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in British Nuclear Tests) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Sep 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to enable the Repatriation Commission to determine, by legislative instrument, that Australian personnel involved in the maintenance, transporting or decontamination of aircraft used in the British nuclear test program are eligible for compensation and health care under the Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Partner Service Pension and Other Measures) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Aug 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

  to: extend eligibility for the partner service pension to former partners of veterans, regardless of marital status, for 12 months after separation from the veteran partner or indefinitely where specified circumstances exist (or until they enter into a new relationship); and reclassify service on submarine special operations between 1 January 1993 and 12 May 1997 as operational and qualifying service; and

  Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

  and

  Defence Services Homes Act 1918

  to amend certain definitions to ensure consistency with changes to the definition of marriage. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Supporting the Wellbeing of Veterans and Their Families) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans’ Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

  to create a new position on the Repatriation Commission and Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission to represent the families of veterans;

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to enable the provision of assistance or benefits to former Australian Defence Force members to assist them to transition into civilian work; and

  Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

  to extend eligibility for the quarterly energy supplement to holders of gold cards under the

  Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006

  and

  Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Veteran-centric Reforms No. 1) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Feb 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to: provide additional support, including childcare arrangements, brief intervention counselling, and additional household services and attendant care, to families and members and former members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) who have rendered warlike service, post 1 July 2004; and enable the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission to specify conditions and compensation for household and attendant care services for ADF members who have sustained a catastrophic injury or disease;

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to create a Veteran Payment to provide certain veterans with early access to financial support prior to a claim for a mental health condition being determined; enable the automation of a qualifying service determination; update references to the Specialist Medical Review Council; and make technical amendments;

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to create a Coordinated Veterans’ Care mental health pilot to provide mental health support for veterans in rural and regional areas;

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

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

  to make technical amendments in relation to defence-related claims; and

  Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006

  to extend the gold card eligibility for those members of the ADF who served in Japan prior to the British Commonwealth Occupation Force. Also makes consequential amendments to 16 Acts and contingent amendments to three Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Veteran-centric Reforms No. 2) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 May 2018 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Veterans' Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  and

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

  to provide former members of the Australian Defence Force with incapacity payments at 100 per cent of their normal weekly earnings where they are studying full time as part of their approved rehabilitation plan;

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: create a Veteran Suicide Prevention pilot aimed at providing coordinated care to veterans who have attempted suicide, have suicide ideation or are in crisis; deem a submariner’s service on a submarine on a special submarine operation between 1 January 1978 and 31 December 1992 as operational service; and extend eligibility for the Long Tan Bursary scheme to the grandchildren of a veteran who has operational service in Vietnam; and

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  to: allow a wholly dependent partner up to 2 years to decide whether to take a lump sum, a pension or a combination of both as compensation for their partner’s death; and enable veterans to lodge a claim for compensation orally. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum