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VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1994 NO. 24

Statutory Rules 1994 No. 24

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

Veterans' Entitlements Regulations (Amendment)

Section 216 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act) provides that the GovernorGeneral may make regulations for the purposes of the Act.

The amending Regulations provide for an increase in the rate of reimbursement for travel by private motor vehicle payable to veterans and their dependents for travel for treatment and pension purposes under sections 110 and 132 of the Act.

Subsection 110(1) of the Act provides for the payment of prescribed travelling expenses in respect of approved travel in connection with treatment, restoration of health, or fitting with surgical aids or appliances. Payment may be made to a veteran or, under subsection 110(2), to a person authorised to accompany a veteran or dependent as an attendant.

Section 132 of the Act provides for payment of prescribed travelling expenses to a claimant for a pension, or a person likely to be affected by a review, who is requested to attend for a discussion about the claim or for a medical examination.

Existing Regulation 9 prescribes the rate of reimbursement for travel by private motor vehicle payable under sections 110 and 132 of the Act and the conditions under which it may be paid.

The amending Regulations change the deemed cost of transport by private motor vehicle from 18.5 cents per kilometre to 19.7 cents per kilometre.

The amending Regulations commenced from 1 January 1994. As retrospective commencement is beneficial to the persons involved, the amending Regulations do not contravene subsection 48(2) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.