Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Treatment Principles Amendment (Outreach Program Counselling) Determination 2024 Instrument MRCC1/2024 I, Matthew James Keogh, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, approve for the purposes of subsection 286(6) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, the amendments by the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission of the MRCA Treatment Principles in the following instrument. Dated 21 March 2024 Matthew James Keogh Minister for Veterans' Affairs The Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, under subsection 286(5) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, makes the amendments of the MRCA Treatment Principles in the following instrument. Dated 1 February 2024 The Seal of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission was affixed to this instrument in the presence of: Alison Frame Kate Pope PSM President, Repatriation Commission Deputy President, Repatriation Commission Kahlil Fegan Mark Brewer DSC AM AM CSC and Bar Member Acting Member Major General Wade Stothart Greg Vines DSC AM CSC Member Member Contents 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments MRCA Treatment Principles (No. MRCC 53/2013) 1 Name This instrument is the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Treatment Principles Amendment (Outreach Program Counselling) Determination 2024. 2 Commencement This instrument commences on the start of the day after it is registered. 3 Authority This instrument is made under subsection 286(5) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004. 4 Schedules Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms. Schedule 1—Amendments MRCA Treatment Principles (No. MRCC 53/2013) 1 Paragraph 1.4.1, definition of "Australian Government's Better Access initiative" omit 2 Paragraph 1.4.1, definition of "outreach program counsellor" substitute "outreach program counsellor" means: (a) a psychologist who is registered as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia; or (b) a social worker (mental health) who is accredited as a Mental Health Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers: being a person approved by the Department or the Commission to provide outreach program counselling under Part 7.7A. 3 Paragraph 1.4.1, definition of "Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service" or "VVCS" substitute "Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service" or "VVCS" means the service funded by the Department known as Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling. 4 Paragraph 1.4.1, definition of "VVCS criterion" omit 5 Paragraph 7.7A.2(a) after eligible for VVCS insert under the Act 6 Paragraph 7.7A.2(a), the Note omit 7 Paragraph 7.7A.3 omit 8 Schedule 1 item 25 omit http://www.vvcs.gov.au/Services/outreach.htm substitute https://www.openarms.gov.au/resources/provider-resources 9 Schedule 1 item 26 omit http://www.vvcs.gov.au/Services/outreach.htm substitute https://www.openarms.gov.au/resources/provider-resources 10 Schedule 1 items 27 and 28 omit