Revised Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, The Honourable Dan Tehan MP)Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Bill 2016
Short title
Clause 1 provides for the short title of the Act to be Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Act 2016.
Commencement
Clause 2 sets out the commencement date of the provisions of the Act.
Schedules
Clause 3 provides that legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
This explanatory memorandum uses the following abbreviations:
"DRC Act" means the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988;
"Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act" means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004;
"Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act" means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004;
"MRCC" means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission;
"SRC Act" means the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988;
"SRCC" means the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission; and
"Veterans' Entitlements Act" means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.