1 Name
This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Point Cook Firefighters) Determination 2021.
2 Commencement
This instrument commences on 20 September 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.
firefighter means a person who:
(a) served as a firefighter; or
(b) participated in a firefighter training course; or
(c) was an instructor of a firefighter training course;
at the RAAF Base Point Cook between 1 January 1957 and 31 December 1986.
5 Health treatment for firefighters
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 88A(1)(d) of the Act, firefighters are specified as a class of person.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph 88A(1)(d) of the Act, treatment of the following kinds is specified:
(a) a 12 month group program aimed at improving physical health that includes:
(i) weekly group exercise sessions; and
(ii) monthly health education seminars; and
(iii) access to a team of health and fitness experts; and
(iv) custom food diary reviews by a nutritionist; and
(v) a participant manual;
(b) a 12 month individual program aimed at improving physical health that includes:
(i) a personalised exercise program; and
(ii) exercise resources; and
(iii) fortnightly health articles; and
(iv) fortnightly phone sessions with a health coach; and
(v) access to monthly health education seminars; and
(vi) custom food diary reviews by a nutritionist; and
(vii) a participant manual;
(c) colorectal cancer screening, by:
(i) a faecal occult blood test; or
(ii) a colonoscopy;
(d) melanoma screening, by any one or more of the following means:
(i) an examination by a general medical practitioner;
(ii) dermoscopy or dermatoscopy;
(iii) total body digital photography.
