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Australian Government

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

Veterans' Affairs (TRCP Treatment – Eligibility) Determination 2015

Instrument 2015 No.R20

The Repatriation Commission makes this determination under paragraphs 88A(1)(a), (b) and (d) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

Dated this  6th  day of August   2015

The Seal of the                                                                )
Repatriation Commission                                                )
was affixed hereto in the                                                  )  SEAL
presence of:                                                                      )

                            Simon Lewis                                                                                    Craig Orme
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                        SIMON LEWIS                                                                               CRAIG ORME
                                                                                                                                        AM CSC
                          PRESIDENT                                                                           DEPUTY PRESIDENT

1 Name

    This instrument is the Veterans' Affairs (TRCP Treatment – Eligibility) Determination 2015.

2 Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1                          Column 2                                                                                                                                  Column 3
                                  Provisions                                                                                                                                Commencement  Date/Details
1.  The whole of this instrument  The day the Veterans' Affairs (Treatment Principles – TRCP Treatment and Updating of RAP Schedules) Amendment Instrument 2015 commenced.  22 May 2015

    3 Authority

      This instrument is made under section 88A of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

  4 Definitions:

  (1) In this Instrument:

      Act means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

      dependant, in relation to a member, means a partner of a member or of a former member or a child or stepchild of a member or of a former member.

      entitled person has the meaning it has in the Treatment Principles.

      former member has the meaning it has in section 5 of the MRCA.

      member has the meaning it has in section 5 of the MRCA.

      MRCA Treatment Principles means the legislative instrument of that name made by the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission under paragraph 286(1)(a) of the MRCA.

      Treatment Principles means the document prepared by the Repatriation Commission under subsection 90(1) of the Act.

      veteran has the meaning it has in paragraph (a) of the definition of "veteran" in subsection 5C(1) of the Act and includes the extended meaning of "veteran" in subsection 81(2) of the Act (i.e. member of the Forces; member of a Peacekeeping Force).

      Note: veteran is defined in the Act as including a deceased veteran

      White Card has the meaning it has in the Treatment Principles or the MRCA Treatment Principles as the case requires.

      The following terms are defined in the Act:

        *         child – s.5F(1)

        *         dependant – s.11

        *         MRCA – s.5Q(1)

        *         partner – s.5E(1)

  5 Eligibility for TRCP treatment

     (1) A person in a class in Part A is eligible for the treatment in Part B as an entitled person under the Treatment Principles or as if the person is an entitled person under the Treatment Principles:

  PART A                                                                                                                   PART B

  A