Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Family Support) Instrument (No.2) 2018

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Department of Veterans' Affairs

This item is authorised by the following title:

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

Latest version

F2022C00544 (C02)

01 April 2022 - 13 October 2022

Table of contents

Part 1 — Preliminary 1 Name
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Authority and Revocation This instrument is made under section 268B of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004. 4 Purpose The purpose of this instrument is to make provision for the Commission to grant child care services, counselling and household services to eligible persons (see sections 8 and 14). 5 Definitions
child care provider means a person approved (however described) to provide child care services by the Secretary of the Commonwealth Department responsible for education. counselling means any form of brief intervention counselling, including, but not limited to, mental health counselling, financial counselling, life skills counselling, counselling to provide mental health first aid and counselling focusing on caring for veterans with specific disabilities. counselling provider means a person accredited (however described) to provide counselling by the professional body of which the person is a member. household services means any service conducted within or around the principal place of residence of the partner of a deceased member to assist with the proper functioning or maintenance of the environment of the residence that will assist the partner to adjust to life after the deceased member’s death, including, but not limited to, home cleaning, gardening services and home maintenance services. household services provider means a person with an Australian Business Number and public liability insurance who is in the business of providing household services. nominated person – see section 9. partner of a deceased member means the person who was the partner of the deceased member at the time of the deceased member’s death. primary school age for a child means any of the ages at which the child in the State or Territory in which the child lives would usually attend a primary school. related person of a former member has the same meaning as in section 15 of the Act as if a reference in that section to a member were a reference to a former member. school age for a child means the age at which the child is required by a law of the State or Territory in which the child lives to attend school. Note 1: The following terms used in this instrument are defined in the Act: approved rehabilitation program (s41) child (s5(1)) Commission (s5(1)) deceased member (s5(1)) former member (s5(1)) member (s5(1)) partner (s5(1)) related person (s15) rehabilitation authority (s5(1)) service death (s5(1)) warlike service (s6(1)) Note 2: The definition of ‘deceased member’ in the Act has a particular meaning. It includes a deceased former member as well as a deceased member. The definition of ‘deceased member’ is used in Part 3 of this instrument.

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Family Support) Instrument (No.2) 2018

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