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Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 2) Bill 2023

Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Portfolio
Veterans' Affairs

Summary

Amends the: Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 to reduce the qualifying period of employment of Australian Defence Force firefighters in relation to primary site oesophageal cancer from 25 years to 15 years and change the requirement for firefighting to have been a ‘substantial’ proportion of their duties to be a ‘not insubstantial’ proportion; Social Security Act 1991 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to allow payments and benefits from Commonwealth and State or Territory employment programs to not be considered as income for income support means testing purposes; Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to include a discretionary power to provide Commonwealth rent assistance beyond 26 weeks for eligible recipients who are temporarily absent from Australia and unable to return due to a prescribed event occurring; and Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to extend eligibility to the Defence, Veterans’ and Families’ Acute Support Package to grandparents who are full time carers of the children of a deceased veteran.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 25/05/23  
Second reading moved 25/05/23  
Second reading debate 30/05/23  
Referred to Federation Chamber 30/05/23  
Second reading debate 30/05/23  
Second reading agreed to 30/05/23  
Reported from Federation Chamber 31/05/23  
Third reading agreed to 31/05/23  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 13/06/23  
Second reading moved 13/06/23  
Second reading debate 22/06/23  
Second reading agreed to 22/06/23  
Third reading agreed to 22/06/23  
     
Finally passed both Houses 22/06/23  
Assent 28/06/23 Act no: 42 - Year: 2023
     

[Information on document types]

Text of bill

  • First reading

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  • As passed by both Houses

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

Bills Digest



Notes
  • Considered by scrutiny committee (14/06/2023): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 8 of 2023
  • An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)