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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
2022
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Veterans' Affairs Legislation
Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2022
No. , 2022
(Veterans' Affairs)
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to
veterans' entitlements, and for related purposes
No. , 2022
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2022
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Amendments to increase rate of certain pensions
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Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
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No. , 2022
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2022
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A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to
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veterans' entitlements, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act is the
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget
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Measures)
Act 2022
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2022
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. The whole of
this Act
The later of:
(a) 1 January 2023; and
(b) the day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation 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 to increase rate of certain pensions
Schedule 1
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Schedule 1--Amendments to increase rate of
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certain pensions
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Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
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1 Subsection 24(4)
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Omit "$919.40", substitute "$1,595.66".
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2 Application of amendment
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The amendment made by this Schedule applies in relation to working
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out, in respect of days occurring on or after 1 January 2023:
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(a) the rate at which pension is payable under subsection 24(4)
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of the
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
; or
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(b) the rate of any other pension, or the amount of any other
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payment, that is worked out by reference to that subsection
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under a law of the Commonwealth.
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