2013-2014 

 

The Parliament of the 

Commonwealth of Australia 

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time 

 

 

 

 

Military Rehabilitation and 

Compensation Amendment Bill 2014 

 

No.      , 2014 

 

(Veterans' Affairs) 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the Military 

Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, and for 

related purposes 

   

   

 

 

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Contents 

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Short title ........................................................................................... 1

 

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Commencement ................................................................................. 1

 

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Schedule(s) ........................................................................................ 2

 

Schedule 1--Amendments

 

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Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

 

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A Bill for an Act to amend the Military 

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Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, and for 

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related purposes 

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The Parliament of Australia enacts: 

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1  Short title 

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  This Act may be cited as the Military Rehabilitation and 

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Compensation Amendment Act 2014. 

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2  Commencement 

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  This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal 

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Assent. 

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3  Schedule(s) 

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  Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or 

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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule 

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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect 

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according to its terms. 

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Amendments  Schedule 1 

   

 

 

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Schedule 1

--Amendments 

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Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 

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1  Subsection 345(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of 

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original determination) 

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After "subsection 347(3)", insert "or 347A(2) or (4)". 

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2  After section 347 

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Insert: 

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347A  Reconsideration of permanent impairment compensation 

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(1)  If: 

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(a)  an amount of compensation paid or payable under Part 2 of 

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Chapter 4 has been worked out using Chapter 25 of the guide 

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referred to in section 67, being the guide as in force before 

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1 July 2013; and 

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(b)  a reviewable determination has been made, or the Tribunal 

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has made a decision in a review under Part 5 of this Chapter, 

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in relation to that compensation; 

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then the Commission may, on its own initiative, review the amount 

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of that compensation using Chapter 25 of that guide, being that 

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guide as in force when the review is conducted. 

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Note: 

The Commission's powers under this section are in addition to its 

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powers under section 347 to reconsider original determinations it 

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makes in relation to compensation under Part 2 of Chapter 4. 

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Increase in compensation 

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(2)  If, after that review, the Commission is satisfied that the amount of 

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that compensation is less than it should be, the Commission may 

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make a determination increasing the amount of that compensation. 

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(3)  A determination under subsection (2) takes effect on the day 

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specified in the determination (which may be earlier than the day 

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on which the determination is made). 

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No change in compensation 

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(4)  If, after that review, the Commission is satisfied that the amount of 

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that compensation should not be increased, the Commission may 

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make a determination confirming the amount of that compensation. 

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(5)  A determination under subsection (4) takes effect on the day on 

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which the determination is made. 

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3  Application provisions 

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(1) 

Paragraph 347A(1)(a) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation 

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Act 2004, as amended by this Act, applies in relation to compensation 

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paid or payable before, on or after the commencement of this item. 

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(2) 

Paragraph 347A(1)(b) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation 

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Act 2004, as amended by this Act, applies in relation to a reviewable 

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determination, or a decision of the Tribunal, made before, on or after 

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the commencement of this item. 

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