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

4   Review of operation of amendments

 

(1) The Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, or such other committee constituted under a resolution of the Senate, must:

(a) begin a review of the operation of the amendments made by this Act as soon as practicable after the end of the period of 12 months beginning on the day Schedule 1 to this Act commences; and

(b) report the Committee's findings to the Senate as soon as practicable after completing the review.

      

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the review must consider the following:

(a) the effectiveness of the amendments;

(b) whether the amendments have achieved recommendation 1 of the Interim Report of the Defence and Veteran Suicide Royal Commission, and any other relevant recommendations of that report;

(c) the operation of legislated governance arrangements as a result of the amendments;

(d) whether the amendments have improved or clarified the benefits available to veterans and their families;

(e) whether the amendments have resulted in improvements in operational processes associated with veterans and their families accessing benefits;

(f) whether further legislative changes are needed;

(g) any related matter.

      

(3) In this section:

Defence and Veteran Suicide Royal Commission means the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, issued by the Governor-General by Letters Patent on 8 July 2021 (and including any later variations of those Letters Patent).