Veterans’ Entitlements (Point Cook Firefighters) Determination 2021

made under paragraph 88A(1)(d) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

Compilation No. 1 

Compilation date: 19 February 2025

Includes amendments: F2025L00136

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Veterans’ Entitlements (Point Cook Firefighters) Determination 2021 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 19 February 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents

1  Name

3  Authority

4  Definitions

5  Specified kinds of treatment for Point Cook firefighters

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

1  Name

  This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Point Cook Firefighters) Determination 2021.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under paragraph 88A(1)(d) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.

4  Definitions

  In this instrument:

Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements’ Act 1986.

health and wellbeing program means a 12-month program:

 (a) to improve or maintain an individual’s physical or mental health or social wellbeing; and

 (b) that includes:

 (i) regular fitness training supervised by appropriately qualified individuals; and

 (ii) education about cardiovascular health; and

 (c) run by or for the Commission.

Point Cook firefighter means a person who, at the RAAF Base Point Cook between 1 January 1957 and 31 December 1986:

 (a) served as a firefighter; or

 (b) participated in a firefighter training course; or

 (c) was an instructor of a firefighter training course.

5  Specified kinds of treatment for Point Cook firefighters

 (1) For paragraph 88A(1)(d) of the Act, a specified class is made up of:

 (a) Point Cook firefighters; and

 (b) if any of the firefighters has participated in a health and wellbeing program—the firefighters who the Commission determines should participate in the program again in all the circumstances.

 (2) Treatment of the following kinds is specified for a person in the class of people:

 (a) a health and wellbeing program;

 (b) colorectal cancer screening, by:

 (i) a faecal occult blood test; or

 (ii) a colonoscopy;

 (c) melanoma screening, by any 1 or more of the following means:

 (i) an examination by a general medical practitioner;

 (ii) dermoscopy or dermatoscopy;

 (iii) total body digital photography.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

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The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history