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3  Schedule—Modifications of the Treatment Principles
  The Treatment Principles made under section 90 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 are modified as set out in the Schedule to this instrument for the purposes of the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006.

Schedule

MODIFICATIONS TO THE TREATMENT PRINCIPLES

2.  Title

    substitute:

Australian Government

REPATRIATION COMMISSION

AUSTRALIAN PARTICIPANTS IN BRITISH NUCLEAR TESTS AND BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (TREATMENT) ACT 2006

Section 16

    Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) (Modifications of the Treatment Principles) Instrument 2013
Instrument 2013 No. No. R54

3.  Paragraphs 1.1.1 and 1.1.2
Omit the paragraphs, substitute:
  1.1.1 The Treatment Principles set out the circumstances in which, and the conditions subject to which, treatment of a particular kind, or included in a particular class of treatment, may be provided under the BNT Act for entitled persons and are to be read subject to the BNT Act.
  1.1.2 The Treatment Principles state the rules under which the Commission may arrange, or accept financial responsibility for the cost of, treatment for entitled persons.
Note: Consistent with the BNT Act, treatment extends beyond medical treatment and also encompasses social and domestic assistance.

3A.  Paragraph 1.2.1
Omit "The Repatriation Private Patient Principles (the RPPPs), determined by the Commission under section 90A of the Act,", substitute "The RPPPs".

3B.  Paragraph 1.3.1
Omit "under the Act", substitute "under the BNT Act".

3C.  Paragraph 1.3.1 (note)
Omit "section 213 of the Act", substitute "section 32 of the BNT Act".

4.  Paragraph 1.4.1

Omit the following definitions:
 (a) definition of "ACPMH treatment";
 (b) definition of "approved provider" (second occurring);
 (c) definition of "Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health" and "ACPMH".

4A.  Paragraph 1.4.1 (definition of "Australian Government's Better Access initiative")
Omit the definition, substitute:
"Australian Government's Better Access initiative" means the mental health initiative described in the document titled "Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the MBS (Better Access) initiative", as in force on the date in Schedule 1.

4B.  Paragraph 1.4.1 (definition of "Authorised Representative")
Omit the definition.

4C.  Paragraph 1.4.1
Insert:
"BNT Act" means the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006.

4D.  Paragraph 1.4.1 (definitions of "community patient" and "community services")
Omit the definitions.

4E.  Paragraph 1.4.1 (definition of "contracted private hospital")
Omit "eligible persons", substitute "entitled persons".

4F.  Paragraph 1.4.1 (paragraph (b) of the definition of "daily care fee")
Omit "(including a former prisoner of war or a person awarded the Victoria Cross)".

4G.  Paragraph 1.4.1 (definitions of "data repository" and "data repository controller")
Omit the definitions.

4H.  Paragraph 1.4.1
Omit the following definitions:
 (a) definition of "DVA Telemonitoring Practice