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No. 8 of 1997 Guides & Guidelines as made
Revokes the former Guide to the Assessment of Rates of Veterans' Pensions (1994) and applies the new Guide to a decision of the Repatriation Commission, the Veterans' Review Board and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and also sets out rules for assessing the degree of incapacity of a person.
Administered by: Veterans' Affairs
General Comments: This instrument was approved by the Minister for Veterans' Affairs on 1 October 1997: See Supporting Material.
Registered 08 Mar 2006
Tabling HistoryDate
Tabled HR20-Oct-1997
Tabled Senate20-Oct-1997
Date of repeal 19 Mar 2014
Repealed by Veterans' Affairs (Spent and Redundant Instruments) Repeal Regulation 2014

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VETERANS’ ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986

SECTION 29

INSTRUMENT OF APPROVAL

Approval

(1)           I, BRUCE CRAIG SCOTT, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, in accordance with subsection 29(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (the Act), approve:

(a)           the instrument (No.8 of 1997) prepared by the Repatriation Commission under subsection 29(2) of the Act revoking the Guide to the Assessment of Rates of Veterans’ Pensions prepared by it under subsection 29(1) of the Act by instrument No.7 of 1994, dated 10 June 1994; and

(b)           the Guide to the Assessment of Rates of Veterans’ Pensions, instrument No.9 of 1997, prepared by the Repatriation Commission under subsection 29(1) of the Act on 30 September 1997.

Commencement

(2)           This instrument of approval commences on 1 March 1998.

Dated this First day of October 1997

Bruce Scott MP Minister of Veterans Affairs

BRUCE SCOTT, MP

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs