Veterans' Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Act 2025 (17 of 2025)

Schedule 2   Single ongoing Act enhancements

Part 2   Amendments relating to treatment

Division 2   Treatment arrangements

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

121   After Division 3 of Part 3 of Chapter 6

Insert:

Division 3A - Entitlement to treatment in other circumstances

284A Specified treatment for specified members and others

(1) The Commission may, by legislative instrument, determine the following:

(a) that a member or former member included in a specified class is eligible to be provided with treatment of a specified kind under this Part;

(b) that a person who is the dependant of a member or former member and who is in a specified class is eligible to be provided with treatment of a specified kind under this Part;

(c) that a person who was the dependant of a member or former member and who is in a specified class is eligible to be provided with treatment of a specified kind under this Part;

(d) that a person who is not covered by paragraph (a), (b) or (c) and who is in a specified class is eligible to be provided with treatment of a specified kind under this Part.

(2) An instrument under subsection (1) has effect according to its terms, despite any other provision of this Act.