Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025A00017:section:4
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Provision Reference: s 4
Character Range: 11065–12537

4  Review of operation of amendments
 (1) The Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, or such other committee constituted under a resolution of the Senate, must:
 (a) begin a review of the operation of the amendments made by this Act as soon as practicable after the end of the period of 12 months beginning on the day Schedule 1 to this Act commences; and
 (b) report the Committee's findings to the Senate as soon as practicable after completing the review.
 (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the review must consider the following:
 (a) the effectiveness of the amendments;
 (b) whether the amendments have achieved recommendation 1 of the Interim Report of the Defence and Veteran Suicide Royal Commission, and any other relevant recommendations of that report;
 (c) the operation of legislated governance arrangements as a result of the amendments;
 (d) whether the amendments have improved or clarified the benefits available to veterans and their families;
 (e) whether the amendments have resulted in improvements in operational processes associated with veterans and their families accessing benefits;
 (f) whether further legislative changes are needed;
 (g) any related matter.
 (3) In this section:
Defence and Veteran Suicide Royal Commission means the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, issued by the Governor‑General by Letters Patent on 8 July 2021 (and including any later variations of those Letters Patent).