{"id":"F2019L00610","name":"Veterans’ Entitlements (Annual General Practitioner Health Assessment for First Five Years Post-Discharge) Determination 2019","slug":"veterans-entitlements-annual-general-practitioner-health-assessment-for-first-five-years-post-discha","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99226,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00610-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n    This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Annual General Practitioner Health Assessment for First Five Years Post-Discharge) Determination 2019.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n    This instrument commences on 1 July 2019.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n    This instrument is made under paragraphs 88A (1)(a) and (d) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Purpose","content":"#### 4 Purpose\n\n    The purpose of this instrument is to enable persons within a class specified in section 6 to receive treatment consisting of one comprehensive health assessment by a general practitioner during each 12 month period of the person’s five year health assessment period.\n    Note 1: A person’s comprehensive health assessment by a general practitioner during each 12 month period of the person’s five year health assessment period is in addition to any other health assessment available to the person as a client of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.\n    Note 2: Health assessment period is defined in section 5.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 5 Definitions\n\nIn this instrument:\n\n    Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.\n\nhealth assessment period for a person means the period of five years starting on the day on which the person ceases to be a member of the Permanent Forces or the Reserves.\n\nNote: A person over time may have more than one health assessment period.\n\nPermanent Forces has the same meaning as in the Defence Act 1903.\n\nReserves has the same meaning as in the Defence Act 1903.\n\nNote: The term ‘continuous full-time service’ is defined in section 5C(1) of the Act.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified class","content":"#### 6 Specified class\n\n    For paragraphs 88A(1)(a) and (d) of the Act, the specified class is a person who:\n\n(a) has rendered at least one day of continuous full-time service; and\n\n(b) on or after 1 July 2019, ceases to be a member of the Permanent Forces or the Reserves.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Specified kind of treatment","content":"#### 7 Specified kind of treatment\n\n    A person who is in the specified class in section 6 is eligible to be provided with treatment under Part V of the Act consisting of one comprehensive health assessment by a general practitioner during each 12 month period of the person’s health assessment period.\n\nNote: The Treatment Principles under section 90 of the Act, the Repatriation Private Patient Principles under section 90A of the Act and the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme under section 91 of the Act apply to any treatment provided.\n\n    Example: Emily has rendered 21 days of continuous full-time service during her two years as a member of the Reserves. She ceases to be a member of the Reserves on 1 July 2019\\. Emily is eligible to be provided with one comprehensive health assessment by a general practitioner in each of the twelve month periods during her five year health assessment period.\n    On 1 January 2026, Emily joins the Permanent Forces. However, she is subject to disciplinary action and leaves the Permanent Forces on 1 July 2028\\. Emily is eligible to be provided with one comprehensive health assessment by a general practitioner during each twelve month period of her second five year health assessment period.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Eligibility for specified treatment ceases in certain circumstances","content":"#### 8 Eligibility for specified treatment ceases in certain circumstances\n\n    (1) If a person who has been a member of the Permanent Forces re-joins the Permanent Forces or joins the Reserves during his or her health assessment period, the person, upon re-joining the Permanent Forces or joining the Reserves, ceases to be eligible for treatment under this instrument for the remainder of his or her health assessment period.\n    (2) If a person who has been a member of the Reserves re-joins the Reserves or joins the Permanent Forces during his or her health assessment period, the person, upon re-joining the Reserves or joining the Permanent Forces, ceases to be eligible for treatment under this instrument for the remainder of his or her health assessment period.\n\n    (3) However, a person’s eligibility for treatment under this instrument is not affected if he or she is automatically transferred to the Reserves upon ceasing to be a member of the Permanent Forces.\n    Example: Peter ceases to be a member of the Permanent Forces on 1 September 2019 and is automatically transferred to the Reserves for a minimum of five years. He is eligible to be provided with one comprehensive health assessment by a general practitioner in each of the twelve month periods during his five year health assessment period.\n    After 18 months Peter has used two of his health assessments and he re-joins the Permanent Forces. On re-joining the Permanent Forces, he ceases to be eligible for the three remaining comprehensive health assessments during his health assessment period.","sortOrder":7}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: providing annual GP health assessments for the first five years post-discharge. The scope has not expanded beyond this specific healthcare benefit."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 defined terms in section 5","Single clear purpose stated in section 4","Straightforward eligibility criteria in section 6 (two simple conditions)","Minimal cross-referencing — only references to the parent Act (Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986) and Defence Act 1903 for definitions","Simple conditional logic in section 8 with clear exceptions (subsection 3)","Includes helpful examples that illustrate how the rules work in practice","Short instrument — only 8 sections covering 2 pages","No nested exceptions or complex formulae"],"plain_english_summary":"This law gives eligible ex-Australian Defence Force members one free comprehensive GP health check each year for five years after leaving service. It applies to anyone with at least one day of continuous full‑time ADF service who leaves on or after 1 July 2019.\n\nBy funding annual no‑cost GP assessments during the vulnerable transition to civilian life, the measure helps detect physical and mental health issues early and complements existing veterans’ health benefits."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument creates a new, specified entitlement under Part V of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act by prescribing an eligible class and the kind of treatment (annual comprehensive GP assessments for five years post‑discharge). It therefore expands the set of treatments available to that class (s4, s6, s7). Eligibility is time‑limited and can end on re‑enlistment, and a person may have multiple health assessment periods if they have separate qualifying discharges (s5, s8)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, well‑defined eligibility criteria (specified class requires ≥1 day continuous full‑time service and cessation on/after 1 July 2019) — s6.","Simple temporal structure: five‑year ‘health assessment period’ starting on discharge, with annual entitlement — s5, s7.","Clear cessation rules if the person re‑joins forces, including exception for automatic transfer to Reserves — s8.","Cross‑references to broader Act provisions (Part V treatment principles, Repatriation Private Patient Principles, Pharmaceutical Benefits) increase legal linkage though not interpretive complexity — s7 note.","Administrative start date and single commencement provision make implementation timing straightforward — s2.","Potential administrative tasks: tracking individual health assessment periods, re‑enlistment events, and multiple non‑overlapping periods for the same person (may require record updates) — s5 example, s8."],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination gives people who served at least one day of continuous full‑time service and who leave the Permanent Forces or Reserves on or after 1 July 2019 the right to one comprehensive general practitioner health check each 12‑month period for five years after discharge. The entitlement is administered under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act and stops if the person re‑enlists (with a narrow exception for automatic transfers to the Reserves). It matters because it creates an explicit, time‑limited post‑service medical entitlement."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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