Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00017:clause:7_7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00017
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 7
Character Range: 395306–397456

7  Application of the MRCA to injuries, diseases, deaths, losses and damage

Application to injuries, diseases and deaths
 (1) On and after the date of commencement, the MRCA applies to a person's injury, disease or death:
 (a) whether the injury is sustained, the disease is contracted, or the death occurs, before, on or after that date; and
 (b) whether the injury, disease or death relates to defence service rendered by the person before, on or after that date.

Application to aggravations of, and material contributions to, injuries and diseases
 (2) On and after the date of commencement, the MRCA applies to an aggravation of, or a material contribution to, a person's injury or disease, or a sign or symptom of a person's injury or disease:
 (a) whether the aggravation or material contribution occurs before, on or after that date; and
 (b) whether the aggravation or material contribution relates to defence service rendered by the person before, on or after that date.

Application to injuries, diseases and deaths caused by certain treatment
 (3) On and after the date of commencement, the MRCA applies to an injury, disease or death that occurs as an unintended consequence of treatment of a kind mentioned in section 29 of the MRCA:
 (a) whether the injury is sustained, the disease is contracted, or the death occurs, before, on or after that date; and
 (b) whether the treatment is provided before, on or after that date.
 (4) On and after the date of commencement, the MRCA applies to an aggravation of, or a material contribution to, an injury or disease, or a sign or symptom of an injury or disease, that occurs as an unintended consequence of treatment of a kind mentioned in section 29 of the MRCA:
 (a) whether the aggravation or material contribution occurs before, on or after that date; and
 (b) whether the treatment is provided before, on or after that date.

Application to loss or damage to medical aids
 (5) On and after the date of commencement, the MRCA applies to the loss of, or damage to, a member's medical aid, whether the loss or damage results from an occurrence that happens before, on or after that date.