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       28^th                      day of          March              2019.

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Schedule 1 to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Act 2017 is taken to be repealed.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.