Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment (Travel Expenses) Regulations 2017
I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.
Dated 14 December 2017
Peter Cosgrove
Governor‑General
By His Excellency’s Command
Dan Tehan
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
Contents
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedules
Schedule 1—Amendments
Veterans’ Entitlements Regulations 1986
This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment (Travel Expenses) Regulations 2017.
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information | ||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. The whole of this instrument | At the same time as Schedule 2 to the Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Act 2017 commences. | 28 December 2017 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
This instrument is made under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Veterans’ Entitlements Regulations 1986
1 Regulation 9 (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
2 Subregulation 9(1) (paragraph (c) of the definition of attendant)
Omit “170B or 196ZO”, substitute “170B, 196ZO or 196ZQ”.
3 Subregulation 9(1) (definition of entitled person)
Omit “170B or 196ZO”, substitute “170B, 196ZO or 196ZQ”.
4 Subregulation 9(1) (definition of travel)
Omit “170B or 196ZO”, substitute “170B, 196ZO or 196ZQ”.
5 Subregulation 9(2)
Omit “170B or 196ZO”, substitute “170B, 196ZO or 196ZQ”.
6 Subregulation 9(4A)
Omit “170B or 196ZO”, substitute “170B, 196ZO or 196ZQ”.
7 Subregulation 9(9)
After “132”, insert “or 196ZQ”.
8 Subregulation 9(11) (note)
Omit “170B(3) and 196ZO(3)”, substitute “170B(3), 196ZO(3) and 196ZQ(3)”.
9 Regulation 9AM (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
9AM Travelling expenses to a single destination for 2 or more purposes
10 Regulation 9AM
Omit “170B or 196ZO” (wherever occurring), substitute “170B, 196ZO or 196ZQ”.
11 Regulation 9AN (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
9AN Travelling expenses to multiple locations within the same town or city
12 Regulation 9AN
Omit “170B or 196ZO” (wherever occurring), substitute “170B, 196ZO or 196ZQ”.
13 Regulation 13A
Repeal the regulation, substitute:
13A Prescribed amount for the purposes of subsection 196ZN(2) of the Act
For the purposes of subsection 196ZN(2) of the Act, the prescribed amount is $1,000.