{"id":"F2005B01101","name":"Veterans' Entitlements (Country Area - Hospital Treatment) Determination 2000","slug":"veterans-entitlements-country-area-hospital-treatment-determination-2000","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":32440,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005B01101-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Dated 22 May 2000","sectionType":"part","heading":"Dated 22 May 2000","content":"## Dated 22 May 2000\n\n| NEIL JOHNSTONPRESIDENT | IAN CAMPBELLDEPUTY PRESIDENT | PAUL STEVENSCOMMISSIONER |\n| ---------------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------ |","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Repatriation Commission","sectionType":"part","heading":"Repatriation Commission","content":"## Repatriation Commission\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n1.  Name of Determination\n\nThis instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Country Area – Hospital Treatment) Determination 2000.\n\n2. Commencement\n\nThis determination commences, or is taken to have commenced, on\n\n15 March 2000.\n\n3. Revocation\n\nThe determination under paragraph 80(2)(b) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 ('the Act') made by the Repatriation Commission on 22 May 1986 is revoked.\n\n4. Country Area of a State\n\nUnder paragraph 80(2)(b) of the Act and for the purposes of Part V of the Act, the Repatriation Commission determines that a reference to a county area of a State shall be the part of that State not within the localities defined by the following postcodes:\n\n2000 to 2249 2564 to 2566 2760 to 2770\n\n3000 to 3029 3031 to 3138 3141 to 3155\n\n3161 to 3174 3178 to 3197 3202 to 3207\n\n3335 3427 3429 3651 to 3655 3752 to 3755\n\n3759 to 3761 3765\n\n4000 to 4018 4023 to 4034 4036\n\n4038 to 4113 4115 to 4117 4120 to 4122\n\n4151 to 4156 4169 to 4179\n\n5000 to 5089 5093 to 5095 5098 to 5099\n\n6000 to 6166\n\n7000 to 7190;\n\nRepatriation Commission\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2022},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination maintains the identical purpose and scope of its 1986 predecessor—defining rural boundaries for veteran hospital treatment entitlements—merely updating the specific postcodes to reflect current urban geography."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision defining 'country area' by negative exclusion (listing urban postcodes only)","No defined terms section, conditional logic, or nested exceptions","Minimal structure: only 4 sections covering name, commencement, revocation and the substantive rule","Requires external geographic knowledge to interpret the practical effect of the 60+ postcode ranges listed"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument defines which parts of Australia count as \"country areas\" for veterans’ hospital treatment benefits by excluding specified metropolitan postcodes — effectively treating all locations outside major capital-city postcode zones as country areas. It affects veterans and their dependents’ eligibility and subsidy levels under the Veterans' Entitlements Act and replaces a 1986 determination (commenced 15 March 2000)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-country-area-hospital-treatment-determination-2000","history":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-country-area-hospital-treatment-determination-2000/history","analysis":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-country-area-hospital-treatment-determination-2000/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-country-area-hospital-treatment-determination-2000/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-country-area-hospital-treatment-determination-2000/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/veterans-entitlements-country-area-hospital-treatment-determination-2000/documents"}}