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Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment (Expanded Gold Card Access) Bill 2015

Type	Private
Originating house	Senate
Status	Not Proceeding
Sponsor	LAMBIE, Sen Jacqui

Summary

Amends the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to provide that all veterans, including former members of the Defence Force and members of a peacekeeping force, who have served in war or war-like operations, are eligible for medical treatment, regardless of whether the condition or injury was caused by war or contracted during war or war-like operations.

Progress of bill

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

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	11/11/15
Second reading moved	11/11/15
Second reading debate	25/02/16
Lapsed at prorogation	17/04/16
Restored to Notice Paper	19/04/16
Lapsed at dissolution	09/05/16
Restored to Notice Paper	01/09/16
Lapsed at end of Parliament	01/07/19