Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 103

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

Dated 14 June 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

WARREN SNOWDON

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

1 Name of regulation

  This regulation is the Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This regulation commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Amendment of Veterans’ Entitlements Regulations 1986

  Schedule 1 amends the Veterans’ Entitlements Regulations 1986.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

[1] Paragraphs 9 (6) (a) and (b)

substitute

 (a) if the distance from the residence of the entitled person to the treatment location is more than 50 km, the greater of:

 (i) the distance determined by the Commission to be the distance between the entitled person’s residence and the closest practical treatment location; and

 (ii) 50 km; or

[2] Paragraph 9 (6) (c)

renumber as paragraph 9 (6) (b)

[3] Subregulation 9 (7)

omit

[4] Subregulation 9 (12)

omit

(14),

[5] Subregulation 9 (14)

omit

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