Senate

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Clause 3 provides that legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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.