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Instrument 2019 No. M15 Notices & Notifications as made
This instrument specifies the rate per kilometre to be used for calculating the amount of compensation payable for travel to obtain medical treatment under subsection 16(6) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988. The rate per kilometre specified by the instrument is 60 cents. The instrument will commence on 1 April 2019 to coincide with the commencement of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Rate per Kilometre) Determination 2019. This will ensure alignment of future sunset dates for this instrument and the equivalent instrument under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
Administered by: Veterans' Affairs
Registered 01 Apr 2019
Tabling HistoryDate
Tabled HR02-Apr-2019
Tabled Senate03-Apr-2019
Date of repeal 01 Nov 2020
Repealed by Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) (Specified Rate per Kilometre) Notice 2020

 

 

 

 

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988

 

 

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) (Specified Rate per Kilometre) Notice 2019

 

Instrument 2019 No. M15

 

I, Darren Chester, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, make the following legislative instrument under subsection 16(6) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988.

 

 

 

Dated this       28th                      day of          March              2019.

 

 

D Chester

 

DARREN CHESTER

 

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs


 

 

1 Name

 

This instrument is the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) (Specified Rate per Kilometre) Notice 2019.

 

 

 

2 Commencement

 

This instrument commences on 1 April 2019.

 

 

 

3  Authority

 

This instrument is made under subsection 16(6) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 (the Act).

 

 

 

4  Repeal for the purposes of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988

 

The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Rate per Kilometre) Notice 2008 (3) as in force for the purposes of the Act under item 63 of Schedule 1 to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Act 2017 is taken to be repealed.

 

Note:  The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Rate per Kilometre) Notice 2008 (3) was in force for the purposes of the Act because of item 63 of Schedule 1 to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Act 2017.

 

 

 

5  Specified rate per kilometre

 

For the purposes of the definition of specified rate per kilometre in paragraph 16(6)(c) of the Act, the rate per kilometre is specified to be 60 cents.