Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, The Honourable Darren Chester MP)Background
The Treatment Benefits (Special Access)(Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019 (the Bill) would provide transitional and consequential provisions for the purposes of the Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019.
Schedule 1 would provide transitional provisions for the Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019 and in relation to the consequential amendments of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 and the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988.
Schedule 2 would makes consequential amendments to several Acts to enable the effective operation of the Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019. The amended Acts are the Aged Care Act 1997, the A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge - Fringe Benefits) Act 1999, the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010, the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, the National Cancer Screening Register Act 2016, the National Health Act 1953, the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 and the Social Security Act 1991.