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the program under a GP Home Care service (category C) Referral.

    "veterans' supplement", in relation to an entitled person, means the supplement of that name that applies under the Aged Care Act 1997 to the person as a care recipient under that Act.

Note (1): see s.44‑5 of the Aged Care Act 1997.

Note (2): the Subsidy Principles under the Aged Care Act 1997 may specify, in respect of a veterans' supplement, the circumstances in which the supplement will apply to a care recipient in respect of a payment period.

    "VHC assessment agency" means a person to whom the Commission has delegated its power to:

       (a) assess whether a person is suitable for:

       (i) a Home Care service (category A); or
       (ii) a Home Care service (category B); or
       (iii) a Home Care service (category C;

              under the Veterans' Home Care Program; and

       (b) allocate a service in (a) to an approved provider.

"Victoria Cross" includes the Victoria Cross for Australia.

    "Vietnam veteran" means a veteran who, while a member of the Defence Force, rendered continuous full‑time service outside Australia in the area described in item 4 or 8 of Schedule 2 (in column 1) to the Act while that area was an operational area, whether or not the veteran rendered that service:

(a) as a member of a unit of the Defence Force that was allotted for duty; or

(b) as a person who was allotted for duty.

"VVCS OPC Provider Notes" means the document approved by the Commission or a member thereof, or by the Secretary to the Department, " Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Services Outreach Program Counsellors Provider Notes", and referred to in Schedule 1, that sets out the terms on which an outreach program counsellor is to provide outreach program counselling to an eligible entitled person.

    "war‑caused" is to be read as including "defence‑caused" by force of section 81 of the Act; and in relation to a person with a DRCA disability means the person's injury (within the meaning of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988) was caused by, or arose out of, the person's employment in the Defence Force that is covered by the  Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988.

    Note: in the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988the definition of injury includes a disease (see section 5A of that Act).

       "week" means the period from Sunday to Saturday, inclusive.

    "White Card" means the identification card (also known as the Veteran Card) provided by the Department to a person who is eligible under the Act for treatment, subject to these Principles and any determination under section 88A or 88B of the Act, for one or more of