Second Reading Speeches

Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Bill 2019

Type
Government
Portfolio
Veterans' Affairs
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Introduced with the Treatment Benefits (Special Access) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019, the bill provides for medical treatment, through a Department of Veterans' Affairs treatment card (gold card), of members of Australian Civilian Surgical and Medical Teams that provided medical aid, training and treatment to local Vietnamese people during the Vietnam War.

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