Veterans' Children Education Scheme

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Department of Veterans' Affairs

This item is authorised by the following title:

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

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F2006C00666

14 October 2006 - 31 March 2010

Table of contents

PART 1 — Introduction
PART 2 — Eligibility Conditions
PART 3 — Education Allowances
PART 4 — Guidance, Counselling and Country Visits
PART 5 — Other Assistance
PART 6 — Veterans’ Children Education Boards
PART 7 — Bequests and Trusts
- 7.1 Determination of use of funds
- 7.2 Scholarships
PART 8 — Determination of Assistance
- 8.1 Determinations
- 8.2 Review of decisions
PART 9 -TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 9.1 Continuation of Boards, members, legal cover 9.1.1 Despite any variation to the Scheme made by this Instrument: a Board in existence immediately before the commencement of this Instrument continues in existence after the commencement of this instrument under the Scheme as varied by this Instrument; and (b) a person who is a member immediately before the commencement of this Instrument continues to be a member, after the commencement of this instrument, under the Scheme as varied by this Instrument, for the period for which the person was appointed as a member that has not expired. (c) a member who, immediately before the commencement of this Instrument, incurred a liability in the performance of his or her duties as a member (whether or not the member was aware of the liability), being a liability that, on the the commencement of this Instrument still existed, is taken to have incurred that liability under the Scheme as varied by this Instrument. 9.2 Need for Member’s consent to MRCA duties 9.2.1 A Board comprised of members who were members immediately before the commencement of the MRCA Childrens’ Scheme in 2004 is not taken to have the function of acting as a MRCA Childrens’ Board (function) unless such members have each notified in writing (which notice may be in electronic form) the Secretary of the Board that they consent to being a member of the Board with that function. 9.2.2 The Secretary is to forward notifications of consent received under paragraph 9.2.1 to the Commission. 9.2.3 Paragraph 9.2.1 does not apply to a Board comprised of members re-appointed on or after the commencement of the MRCA Childrens’ Scheme.

Veterans' Children Education Scheme

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