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

124   At the end of Division 4 of Part 3 of Chapter 6

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287B Provision of services under the Veteran Suicide Prevention pilot

(1) A person is eligible to be provided with treatment under this Part, being treatment that is the provision of services under the program established by the Commonwealth and known as the Veteran Suicide Prevention pilot, if the person is included in a class of persons determined in an instrument under subsection (2).

(2) The Commission may, by legislative instrument, determine a class of persons for the purposes of subsection (1).

(3) Despite subsection 14(2) of the Legislation Act 2003, an instrument under subsection (2) of this section may make provision in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating, with or without modification, any matter contained in an instrument or other writing as in force or existing from time to time.

287C Provision of counselling services and psychiatric assessment

(1) The Commission may, with the approval of the Minister, arrange for the provision of:

(a) counselling services for:

(i) members, former members and dependants of members and former members; and

(ii) a person in a class in respect of which a determination under paragraph 284A(1)(c) has been made; and

(iii) a person included in a class of persons specified in an instrument under subsection (2) of this section; and

(b) psychiatric assessment of a person in a class in respect of which a determination under paragraph 284A(1)(b) or (c) has been made.

(2) The Commission may, by legislative instrument, specify a class of persons for the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(iii).