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Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (2010 Budget Measures) Bill 2010

2008-2009-2010

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

 

 

 

As passed by both Houses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (2010 Budget Measures) Bill 2010

 

No.      , 2010

 

 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to veterans’ affairs, and for related purposes

   

   



Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1—Service relating to British nuclear tests                                        3

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986                                                                               3

Schedule 2—Service on submarine special operations                                     9

Part 1—Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986                                                           9

Part 2—Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988                  11

Part 3—Defence Service Homes Act 1918                                                       12

Schedule 3—Service in Thailand                                                                                 13

Defence Service Homes Act 1918                                                                            13

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986                                                                             13

Schedule 4—Domicile                                                                                                         15

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986                                                                             15

Schedule 5—Effect of widows and widowers entering into de facto relationships             17

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986                                                                             17

 



A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to veterans’ affairs, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1   Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (2010 Budget Measures) Act 2010 .

2   Commencement

             (1)  Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

2.  Schedules 1 to 4

1 July 2010.

1 July 2010

3.  Schedule 5

1 October 2010.

1 October 2010

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by both Houses of the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.

             (2)  Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.

3   Schedule(s)

                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.