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Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Act 2014
No. 104, 2014
An Act to amend the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Act 2014 No. 104, 2014
An Act to amend the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, and for related purposes
[Assented to 24 September 2014]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Act 2014.
2 Commencement This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
1 Subsection 345(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of original determination) After "subsection 347(3)", insert "or 347A(2) or (4)".
2 After section 347 Insert:
347A Reconsideration of permanent impairment compensation (1) If: (a) an amount of compensation paid or payable under Part 2 of Chapter 4 has been worked out using Chapter 25 of the guide referred to in section 67, being the guide as in force before 1 July 2013; and (b) a reviewable determination has been made, or the Tribunal has made a decision in a review under Part 5 of this Chapter, in relation to that compensation; then the Commission may, on its own initiative, review the amount of that compensation using Chapter 25 of that guide, being that guide as in force when the review is conducted. Note: The Commission's powers under this section are in addition to its powers under section 347 to reconsider original determinations it makes in relation to compensation under Part 2 of Chapter 4.
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