Australian Government

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

Veterans’ Entitlements (Treatment Principles–Removal of Prior Approval under the Rehabilitation Appliances Program) Instrument 2007

The Repatriation Commission, pursuant to subsection 90(4) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, varies the Treatment Principles (Instrument No. R8 of 2004) in accordance with the Schedule.

Dated this  16th day of   July 2007

Repatriation Commission

[1] Name of Instrument

This Instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Treatment Principles – Removal of Prior Approval under the Rehabilitation Appliances Program) Instrument 2007.

[2] Commencement

This Instrument commences on the day after it is

registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

[3] Variation of the Treatment Principles

 The Schedule varies the Treatment Principles.

Schedule    Variations

[1] Paragraph 3.2.1(r)

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

 (r) provision of rehabilitation appliances specified as requiring prior approval in or under Part 11;

[2] Paragraph 3.2.1(t)

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

 (t) repair of a rehabilitation appliance specified as requiring prior approval in or under Part 11;

[3] Paragraph 11.2.2

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

11.2A Prior Approval

11.2A.1 If under this Part or under the documents entitled, respectively, the “RAP National Schedule of Equipment” in force on 1 July 2007 and the "Rehabilitation Appliances Program (RAP) National Guidelines" in force on 1 July 2007, the Commission's prior approval is required for the supply of a rehabilitation appliance to an entitled person or the alteration to, replacement or repair of a rehabilitation appliance, then the Commission is not to accept financial liability for the supply, alteration, replacement or repair, as the case may be, unless it has granted that prior approval.

Note: in granting prior approval the Commission must consider the matters in paragraph 3.2.2.