Veterans’ Legislation Reform Consultation Pathway
Veterans’ Legislation Reform Consultation Pathway
On 16 February 2023, the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs announced the commencement of consultation to simplify veteran legislation to one act, and consultation closes on 12 May 2023.
The proposal is to move to a single ongoing veterans’ entitlement scheme and the core elements of the proposed framework:
- Establishing an improved version of MRCA as the sole ongoing scheme.
- Closing out VEA and DRCA to new compensation related claims.
- Grandparenting all existing arrangements to ensure there is no reduction in entitlements currently being or previously received by veterans. Current payment rates are maintained and indexed normally.
- A single ongoing Act will provide coverage for all future claims for compensation from a future date, irrespective of when and where the veteran served, or when their injury or illness occurred.
- A single Act system will provide greater clarity and consistency around entitlements for veterans and their families, simplifying claims.
To read about the Veterans’ Legislation Reform Consultation Pathway, the website address is: https://www.dva.gov.au/about/accessing-information/what-can-i-access/corporate-information-access/reporting/reviews
The Key Document is the Veterans’ Legislation Reform Consultation Pathway which can be found here: https://www.dva.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Veterans_Legislation_Reform_Consultation_Pathway_2023.pdf
The link to provide your feedback can be found here: https://www.dva.gov.au/veterans-legislation-reform-consultation-pathway-feedback-form
Survey
Would you be kind enough to answer this seven question survey after you have read about the Veterans’ Legislation Reform Consultation Pathway. The survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LXQQR7Q
