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Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Coordinated Veterans' Care Mental Health Pilot) Determination 2018

Instrument 2018 No. MRCC 41

The Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, under subsection 287A(2) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, makes the following instrument.

Dated this           5th        of              April      2018

The Seal of the                                                                    )
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission    )  SEAL
was affixed hereto in the                                                     )
presence of:                                                                         )

Simon Lewis                                      C Orme                                                    MA Kelly
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 SIMON LEWIS                                         CRAIG ORME                                  Major General Mark Kelly
        PSM                                                      DSC AM CSC                                                        AO DSC
      CHAIR                                                      MEMBER                                                           MEMBER

        B Wolski                                                                                                Jennifer Taylor
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REAR ADMIRAL BRETT WOLSKI                                                                                JENNIFER TAYLOR
                            AM
                       MEMBER                                                                                                                      MEMBER

MEMBER

1 Name

  This instrument is the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Coordinated Veterans' Care Mental Health Pilot) Determination 2018.

2 Commencement

  This instrument commences immediately after the commencement of Schedule 3 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Veteran-centric Reforms No. 1) Bill 2018.

  Note:  Section 2 of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2017 provides for Schedule 3 to that Act to commence on the 28th day after the Act receives the Royal Assent.

3 Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 287A(2) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.

4 Purpose

  The purpose of this instrument is to determine a class of persons who will be entitled (subject to further selection by the Commission) for services under the program established by the Commonwealth and known as the Coordinated Veterans' Care Mental Health Pilot.

  Note 1:  The Commission is empowered, under paragraph 287A(1)(b) of the Act to determine in writing that section 287A of the Act applies to a person who falls within the class determined by this instrument.  The effect of paragraph 287A(1)(b) of the Act is to enable the Commission, by determination in writing, to select persons from the class determined by this instrument to be provided with services under the Coordinated Veterans' Care Mental Health Pilot.

  Note 2: Details of the Coordinated Veterans' Care Mental Health Pilot can be found at:

  https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/provider-programs/coordinated-veterans-care/cvc-mental-health-pilot-information-providers

5 Definitions

  In this instrument:

  Act means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.

  anxiety disorder means the disorder described as an anxiety disorder in Statement of Principles No.102 of 2014 (paragraph 3 (b)) or in Statement of Principles No.103 of 2014 (paragraph 3(b)) in force from time to time; or described as an anxiety disorder in any subsequent Statement of Principles in force from time to time.

  Commission means the body corporate known as the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission established under section 361 of the Act.

  depressive disorder means the disorder described as a depressive disorder in Statement of Principles No. 83 of 2015 (subsection 7(2)) or in Statement of Principles No.