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the Secretary may require a veteran to be examined or assessed, or both, by a relevant service provider.

1.4.2  Report from a service provider
  Upon completing the examination or assessment, the service provider must provide a report to the Secretary concerning the examination or assessment.

1.4.3  Report and other material to be provided to the Commission
  The Secretary must cause the report from a service provider and any other material that is relevant to the determination of a matter to be provided to the Commission for its determination of that matter.

1.5—Rehabilitation plan

1.5.1  A rehabilitation plan must first be prepared and approved
  Before a veteran can be approved to participate in the Scheme or undertake a rehabilitation program, a rehabilitation plan must:
 (a) be prepared in consultation with the veteran, either by a service provider or the Secretary; and
 (b) be approved by the Commission.

1.5.2  Veteran to be involved in preparing the rehabilitation plan
  If a service provider or the Secretary prepares a rehabilitation plan, that person must:
 (a) involve the veteran in its preparation; and
 (b) reach an agreement with the veteran as to its details.

1.5.3  Amending an approved plan
  An approved plan may be amended from time to time with:
 (a) the agreement of the veteran; and
 (b) the approval of the Commission.

1.5.4  Services to be in accordance with an approved plan
  Any service provided to a veteran under this Scheme must be in accordance with an approved plan.

Chapter 2—Programs for special rate and intermediate rate pensioners and invalidity service pensioners

  Purpose of this Chapter:   Certain veterans who are in receipt of:
            a pension by way of compensation at the special rate or the intermediate rate; or
            the invalidity service pension;
  may participate in a vocational rehabilitation program under this Scheme. This Chapter provides the rules for participation in the Scheme and the criteria by which applications and proposed vocational rehabilitation programs are to be assessed.

         Note 1: The Act, Part VIA, Division 2 applies to veterans who have participated in a vocational rehabilitation program under this Chapter.
         Note 2: The Act, paragraphs 24A(1)(b) and (c) do not apply to a veteran if the veteran is undertaking a rehabilitation program under this Scheme (see the Act, subsection 24A(2)).
         Note 3: A person does not cease to be eligible for the invalidity service pension if, under certain circumstances, the person is undertaking a rehabilitation program under this Scheme (see the Act, section 37AAA).

2.1—Participation in the Scheme by veterans in receipt of certain pensions

2.1.1  Application for approval to participate in the Scheme
  A veteran who is in receipt of a pension at the rate provided for in section 23 or 24