{"id":"F2017L00761","name":"Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) (Modifications of the Repatriation Private Patient Principles) Instrument 2017","slug":"f2017l00761","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439218,"registerId":"F2017L00761-fast-fetch-1775955324291","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) (Modifications of the Repatriation Private Patient Principles) Instrument 2017","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nAustralian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) (Modifications of the Repatriation Private Patient Principles) Instrument 2017\n\nThe Repatriation Commission prepares the following instrument.\n\nDated  8 June 2017\n\nThe Seal of the\n\nRepatriation Commission\n\nwas affixed to this instrument in the\n\npresence of:\n\n| Simon Lewis | Craig Orme | Major General Mark Kelly |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| President | DSC AM CSC | AO DSC |\n|  | Deputy President | Commissioner |\n\n\nApproved on 23 June 2017\n\nDan Tehan\n\nMinister for Veterans’ Affairs\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedule 1—Modifications of the Repatriation Private Patient Principles\n\n5 Schedule 2—Repeals\n\nSchedule 1—Modifications of the Repatriation Private Patient Principles\n\nRepatriation Private Patient Principles\n\nSchedule 2—Repeals\n\nVeterans’ Affairs (Modified Repatriation Private Patient Principles ‑ Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests) Instrument 2006\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) (Modifications of the Repatriation Private Patient Principles) Instrument 2017.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument 1 July 2017. 1 July 2017\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 17 of the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006.\n\n4  Schedule 1—Modifications of the Repatriation Private Patient Principles\n\n  The Repatriation Private Patient Principles are modified as set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument for the purposes of the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006.\n\n5  Schedule 2—Repeals\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in Schedule 2 to this instrument is repealed as set out in the applicable item in that Schedule, and any other item in that Schedule has effect according to its terms.\n\nSchedule 1—Modifications of the Repatriation Private Patient Principles\n\n \n\nRepatriation Private Patient Principles\n\n1  Paragraphs 1.1 and 1.1A\n\nOmit the paragraphs, substitute:\n\n1.1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Principles.\n\n1.1A  Commencement\n\n  The Principles commence on 1 July 2017.\n\n1.1B  Transitional provision\n\n  If:\n\n (a) a thing was started under the Veterans’ Affairs (Modified Repatriation Private Patient Principles ‑ Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests) Instrument 2006 before 1 July 2017; and\n\n (b) immediately before that day, the thing has not been finished;\n\nthen, the thing may be finished under these Principles on or after that day as if it had been started under these Principles.\n\n2  Paragraph 1.2 (definition of Act)\n\nOmit the definition, substitute:\n\nAct means the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006.\n\n3  Paragraph 1.2 (definition of Commission)\n\nOmit the definition, substitute:\n\nCommission has the meaning given by section 5A of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\n4  Paragraph 1.2 (definition of dependent of a Vietnam veteran)\n\nOmit the definition.\n\n5  Paragraph 1.2 (definition of entitled person)\n\nOmit the definition, substitute:\n\nentitled person means an eligible person within the meaning of the Act.\n\n6  Paragraph 1.2 (definition of former Repatriation Hospital)\n\nOmit the definition, substitute:\n\nformer Repatriation Hospital means a hospital or other institution that was formerly operated by the Commission under paragraph 89(1)(a) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\n7  Paragraph 1.2 (definition of Principles)\n\nOmit the definition, substitute:\n\nPrinciples means the Repatriation Private Patient Principles as modified by the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) (Modifications of the Repatriation Private Patient Principles) Instrument 2017.\n\n8  Paragraph 1.2 (definition of private patient)\n\nOmit the definition, substitute:\n\nprivate patient has a meaning affected by subsection 17(8) of the Act.\n\n9  Paragraph 1.2 (definition of Treatment Principles)\n\nOmit the definition, substitute:\n\nTreatment Principles means the Treatment Principles as modified by the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) (Modifications of the Treatment Principles) Instrument 2013.\n\n10  Paragraph 1.2 (definition of veteran partnering private hospital)\n\nOmit “the Act”, substitute “the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986”.\n\n11  Paragraph 1.2 (definition of Vietnam veteran)\n\nOmit the definition.\n\n12  Paragraph 3.6\n\nOmit the paragraph.\n\nSchedule 2—Repeals\n\n \n\nVeterans’ Affairs (Modified Repatriation Private Patient Principles ‑ Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests) Instrument 2006\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument replaces and repeals the 2006 modified Principles and updates the scope and operation of the Repatriation Private Patient Principles for the 2006 Act. It narrows or shifts coverage by removing definitions related to Vietnam veterans and dependents, redefines ‘entitled person’ to refer to an ‘eligible person’ under the Act, ties ‘private patient’ to subsection 17(8) of the Act, and updates references to the Commission and Treatment Principles. A transitional clause allows unfinished matters begun under the old instrument to be completed under the new Principles."},"complexity_factors":["Primarily an amending instrument that substitutes several definitions rather than creating new regulatory regimes","Multiple cross‑references to other statutes and instruments (the Act, subsection 17(8), Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, Treatment Principles instrument 2013)","Transitional provision preserving unfinished matters started under the repealed 2006 instrument","Repeal of an earlier instrument requires readers to compare two instruments to trace prior coverage","Removal of specific definitions (eg, Vietnam veteran, dependent) which shifts who is captured without new substantive eligibility tests in the instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates the Repatriation Private Patient Principles so they operate under the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006. It replaces an earlier 2006 instrument, revises key definitions and cross‑references, adds a transitional rule, and repeals the prior instrument.\n\nIt affects eligible persons under the 2006 Act, the Repatriation Commission and hospitals formerly run by the Commission. The changes alter who counts as an entitled or private patient and therefore who can access repatriation private‑patient treatment and how treatment is administered and funded."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains the original scope of the 2006 Act. It is purely an administrative update to ensure the Repatriation Private Patient Principles (which govern hospital access) work correctly for nuclear test participants and BCOF members. The modifications don't expand eligibility or benefits; they simply update cross-references and remove obsolete definitions (like Vietnam veteran references) that were incorrectly carried over from other veterans' instruments."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument (only 12 modification items plus repeal schedule)","Simple structure: definitions updates and one transitional provision","No nested conditional logic - modifications are straightforward substitutions or omissions","Cross-references limited to three main Acts (2006 Treatment Act, Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, and 2013 Treatment Principles Instrument)","No complex calculations or eligibility formulas","Primarily housekeeping updates to ensure legislative references remain accurate"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument modernises how certain Australian veterans—those exposed in British nuclear tests and members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force—are treated as private hospital patients under the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. It replaces the old 2006 instrument with updated 2017 rules, clarifies definitions and references to current laws, and removes outdated terminology so eligible veterans and their families can access covered private hospital care consistent with current administrative frameworks."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2017l00761","history":"/api/acts/f2017l00761/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2017l00761/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2017l00761/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2017l00761/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2017l00761/documents"}}