Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002 (Cth)

Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002

Act No. 73 of 2002 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 5 April 2006

[This Act was amended by Act No. 100 of 2005; No. 9 of 2006]

Amendment from Act No. 100 of 2005 [Schedule 2 (item 32) amended heading to item 96 of Schedule 1 Schedule 2 (item 32) commenced immediately after 6 September 2002]

Amendment from Act No. 9 of 2006 [Schedule 2 (item 26) amended item 52 of Schedule 6 Schedule 2 (item 26) commenced immediately after 13 May 1997]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Social Security Act 1991

Schedule 2—Amendment of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

Schedule 3—Amendment of the Aged Care (Consequential Provisions) Act 1997

Schedule 4—Amendment of the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Family and Other Measures) Act 1997

Schedule 5—Amendment of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997

Schedule 6—Amendment of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

Schedule 7—Amendment of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000 An Act to amend the law with respect to veterans' entitlements, and for related purposes

[Assented to 6 September 2002]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002.

2 Commencement

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 2. Schedules 1 and 2 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 3. Schedule 3 Immediately after the Aged Care Act 1997 (other than Division 1 of that Act) commenced 1 October 1997 4. Schedule 4 Immediately after Schedule 19 to the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Family and Other Measures) Act 1997 commenced 1 January 1998 5. Schedule 5, item 1 3 November 1997 3 November 1997 6. Schedule 5, item 2 Immediately after item 97 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997 commenced 11 December 1997 7. Schedule 6, item 1 Immediately after the commencement of the provisions of the Veterans' Affairs (1994‑95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 that commenced on 1 January 1995 1 January 1995 8. Schedule 6, item 2 Immediately after Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Simplification Measures) Act 1997 commenced 1 January 1998 9. Schedule 6, item 3 Immediately after Schedule 3 to the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1998 commenced 20 September 1998 10. Schedule 6, item 4 Immediately after item 41 of Schedule 17 to the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1995 commenced 9 July 1996 11. Schedule 6, item 5 Immediately after the commencement of the provisions of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 1995 that commenced on 17 October 1995 17 October 1995 12. Schedule 6, item 6 Immediately after items 44 to 86 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1998 commenced 20 September 1998 13. Schedule 6, item 7 Immediately after the provisions of items 50 to 70 of Schedule 13 to the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Allowance Consequential and Related Measures) Act 1998 commenced 1 July 1998 14. Schedule 6, item 8 Immediately after the commencement of the provisions of the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Retirement Assistance for Farmers) Act 1998 that commenced on 15 September 1997 15 September 1997 15. Schedule 6, item 9 Immediately after the provisions of items 50 to 70 of Schedule 13 to the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Allowance Consequential and Related Measures) Act 1998 commenced 1 July 1998 16. Schedule 6, item 10 Immediately after the commencement of the provisions of the Veterans' Affairs (1994‑95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994 that commenced on 20 March 1995 20 March 1995 17. Schedule 6, item 11 Immediately after Schedule 3 to the Aged Care Amendment (Omnibus) Act 1999 commenced 21 October 1999 18. Schedule 6, item 12 Immediately after the commencement of the provisions of the Veterans' Affairs (1994‑95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994 that commenced on 20 March 1995 20 March 1995 19. Schedule 6, item 13 Immediately after items 44 to 86 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1998 commenced 20 September 1998 20. Schedule 6, item 14 Immediately after item 41 of Schedule 17 to the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1995 commenced 9 July 1996 21. Schedule 6, item 15 Immediately after Schedule 9 to the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Consequential and Related Measures) Act (No. 2) 1999 commenced 1 July 2000 22. Schedule 6, items 16 and 17 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 23. Schedule 6, item 18 Immediately after item 6 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997 commenced 13 May 1997 24. Schedule 6, items 19, 21 and 22 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 25. Schedule 6, item 23 Immediately after section 18 of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1994 commenced 21 June 1994 26. Schedule 6, items 24 to 29 Immediately after Division 7 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994‑95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994 commenced 20 March 1995 27. Schedule 6, item 30 Immediately after item 17 of Schedule 4 to the Payment Processing Legislation Amendment (Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements) Act 1998 commenced 1 July 1999 28. Schedule 6, item 31 Immediately after the commencement of the provisions of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (1996‑97 Budget Measures) Act 1997 that commenced on 20 March 1997 20 March 1997 29. Schedule 6, item 32 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 30. Schedule 6, item 33 Immediately after Division 7 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994‑95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994 commenced 20 March 1995 31. Schedule 6, item 34 Immediately after the Veterans' Entitlements Amendment Act 1991 commenced 1 July 1991 32. Schedule 6, item 35 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 33. Schedule 6, items 36 and 37 Immediately after item 6 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997 commenced 13 May 1997 34. Schedule 6, item 38 Immediately after item 49 of Schedule 4 to the Payment Processing Legislation Amendment (Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements) Act 1998 commenced 1 July 1999 35. Schedule 6, items 39 and 40 Immediately after Division 7 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994‑95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994 commenced 20 March 1995 36. Schedule 6, item 41 Immediately after Division 11 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994‑95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 commenced 16 December 1994 37. Schedule 6, items 42 and 43 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 38. Schedule 6, item 44 Immediately after item 91 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997 commenced 11 December 1997 39. Schedule 6, item 45 Immediately after item 12 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (1996‑97 Budget Measures) Act 1997 commenced 20 March 1997 40. Schedule 6, item 46 Immediately after Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Simplification Measures) Act 1997 commenced 1 January 1998 41. Schedule 6, item 47 Immediately after Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997 commenced 20 September 1998 42. Schedule 6, items 48 and 49 Immediately after Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Simplification Measures) Act 1997 commenced 1 January 1998 43. Schedule 6, item 50 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 44. Schedule 6, item 51 Immediately after section 74 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 commenced 22 May 1986 45. Schedule 6, items 52 and 53 Immediately after item 6 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997 commenced 13 May 1997 46. Schedule 6, item 54 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 47. Schedule 6, item 56 Immediately after item 30 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000 commenced 24 November 2000 48. Schedule 6, item 57 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 49. Schedule 6, item 60 Immediately after item 30 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000 commenced 24 November 2000 50. Schedule 6, item 61 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 51. Schedule 6, item 62 Immediately after section 29 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994‑95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 commenced 1 January 1995 52. Schedule 6, items 64 and 65 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 53. Schedule 6, item 67 Immediately after Part 7 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997 commenced 10 November 1997 55. Schedule 6, item 69 Immediately after Division 8 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994‑95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 commenced 1 January 1995 56. Schedule 6, items 70, 71, 72 and 73 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 57. Schedule 6, item 74 Immediately after item 73 of Schedule 6 to this Act commences 6 September 2002 58. Schedule 6, items 75 and 76 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 59. Schedule 6, item 77 Immediately after Part 5 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997 commenced 11 December 1997 60. Schedule 6, item 78 Immediately after the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 commenced 22 May 1986 61. Schedule 6, item 79 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 62. Schedule 6, item 80 Immediately after Division 11 of Part 2 of the Veterans' Affairs (1994‑95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994 commenced 16 December 1994 63. Schedule 6, items 81 and 82 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 64. Schedule 6, item 83 Immediately after Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Simplification Measures) Act 1997 commenced 1 January 1998 65. Schedule 6, item 84 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 66. Schedule 6, item 85 Immediately after Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Simplification Measures) Act 1997 commenced 1 January 1998 67. Schedule 6, item 86 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 6 September 2002 68. Schedule 6, items 87 to 96 Immediately after Schedules 1, 2 and 3 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Simplification Measures) Act 1997 commenced 1 January 1998 69. Schedule 7, items 1 and 2 Immediately after items 17 and 19 of Schedule 1 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000 commenced 24 November 2000