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Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislative Instruments Omnibus Variation Determination 2022

Authoritative Version
  • - F2022L01648
  • No longer in force
Instrument 2022 No. MRCC9 Determinations/Other as made
The instrument makes consequential amendments to the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme 2004 and the Guide to Determining Impairment and Compensation 2016 required following the recent amendments made by the Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Exempting Disability Payments from Income Testing and Other Measures) Act 2021.
Administered by: Veterans' Affairs
Registered 14 Dec 2022
Tabling HistoryDate
Tabled HR15-Dec-2022
Tabled Senate06-Feb-2023
Date of repeal 30 Mar 2023
Repealed by Division 1 of Part 3 of Chapter 3 of the Legislation Act 2003
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   Australian Government

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislative Instruments Omnibus Variation Determination 2022

 

Instrument 2022 No. MRCC9

 

 

 

I, Matthew James Keogh, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, approve under subsection 258(5) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (the MRCA), the variations made by the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme 2004 (Instrument 2015 No. MRCC 43) in Schedule 1. Dated this 12th day of December 2022 …................................................................ MATTHEW JAMES KEOGH


 

The Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission:

(a)      under subsection 258(4) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (the MRCA), makes the variations to the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme 2004 (Instrument 2015 No. MRCC43) set out in Schedule 1; and

(b)      under subsection 67(3) of the MRCA, amends the Guide to Determining Impairment and Compensation 2016 (Instrument 2016 No.MRCC37) set out in Schedule 2.

 

 

 

Dated this 13th day of  September 2022

 

The Seal of the

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission

was affixed hereto in the

presence of:

     ELIZABETH COSSON

KATE POPE

DONALD SPINKS

ELIZABETH COSSON

            KATE POPE

DONALD SPINKS

AM CSC

PSM

AM

CHAIR

MEMBER

MEMBER

 

 

 

 

 

         Sarah Sharkey

GWEN CHERNE

 

REAR ADMIRAL

SARAH SHARKEY

 

 

AM CSC RAN

MEMBER

 

MEMBER

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

1    Name                                                                                                                    1

2    Commencement                                                                                                    1

3    Schedules                                                                                                             1

Schedules                                                                                                                        

                            Schedule 1    Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and

   Training Scheme 2004                                                                                        2

Schedule 2                Guide to Determining Impairment and Compensation                                    3

 

1        Name

       This instrument is the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislative Instruments Omnibus Variation Determination 2022.

 

2        Commencement

 

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

 

3        Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or varied as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1

 

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme 2004 (Instrument 2015 No. MRCC 43)

 

          1          Paragraph 1.2.2 (definition of disability pension)

               Repeal the definition.

2          Paragraph 3A.10.1(1)(e)

Omit “disability pension”, substitute “a pension payable under Part II or IV of the VEA at a rate determined under or by reference to Division 4 of Part II of the VEA”.

Schedule 2

Guide to Determining Impairment and Compensation 2016 (Instrument 2016 No.MRCC37)

 

1           Chapter 25 (definition of "VEA percentage")

            Omit "of disability pension".

 

2           Chapter 25 (definition of "weekly disability pension")       

            Repeal the definition.

 

3           Chapter 25 (Method Statement - Step (6))

Omit "disability pension", substitute "pension under Part II or IV of the VEA".