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﻿ 7.1.1 Overview of Treatment at Departmental Expense
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The Repatriation Commission [2] may provide, arrange or accept financial responsibility for the cost of treatment of eligible veterans [2] and their dependants [2] at departmental expense. The eligible person may or may not be in receipt of a pension or have suffered a war-caused injury.
Repatriation Health Card For Specific Conditions (White Card). More ? [3]
Income support pensioners are eligible for a Gold Card, subject to the treatment income/assets reduction limit [2] (IARL [2]). Blind pensioners retain Gold Card eligibility regardless of their income or assets.
Section 7.1.2 Repatriation Health Cards [7]
Section 7.1.3 Gold Card Eligibility under the Income/Assets Reduction Limit [9]
7.1.2/Repatriation Health Card for All Conditions (Gold Card) [11]
Section 7.1.4 [13]
For the purposes of Part VI of the VEA [15], a reference to a veteran is taken to be a reference to:
a veteran as defined in subsection 5C(1) of the VEA [15];
a member of the Forces as defined in subsection 68(1) of the VEA [15]; or
a member of a Peacekeeping Force as defined in subsection 68(1) of the VEA [15].
For the purposes of Part VII of the VEA [15], according to subsection 5C(1), veteran means a person (including a deceased person):
in Part III and Part VIIC of the VEA [15] includes a person who is:
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