

2010
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
As passed by both Houses
Veterans’ Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2010
No. , 2010
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to veterans’ affairs and military rehabilitation and compensation, and for other purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1—Amendments 3
Part 1—Australian participants in British nuclear tests 3
Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006 3
Part 2—Payments for State Emergency Services 5
Defence Service Homes Act 1918 5
Part 3—Claims for travel expenses 6
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 6
Part 4—Giving of notices or other documents 7
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 7
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 7
Part 5—Aggravation etc. of war-caused or defence-caused injury or disease 9
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 9
Part 6—Dependants of veterans who were prisoners of war 10
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 10
Part 7—Statements of Principles 11
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 11
Part 8—Other amendments 13
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 13
Social Security Act 1991 14
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 14
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to veterans’ affairs and military rehabilitation and compensation, and for other purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2010.
(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 |
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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. |
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2. Schedule 1, items 1 to 41 |
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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3. Schedule 1, items 42 to 44 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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4. Schedule 1, items 45 to 48 |
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in Column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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.