Veterans’ Entitlements (Defence, Veterans’ and Families’ Acute Support Package) Instrument 2022
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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name
This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Defence, Veterans’ and Families’ Acute Support Package) Instrument 2022.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under section 115S of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
4 Simplified outline of this instrument
The Repatriation Commission may grant an acute support package to a person who is:
(a) a veteran, war widow or war widower; or
(b) a former partner of a veteran; or
(c) a related person of a veteran; or
(d) a parent or step-parent of;
(i) a deceased veteran; or
(ii) a war widow or war widower in relation to a deceased veteran; or
(iii) another person who was the partner of a deceased veteran;
if the person meets certain eligibility criteria and the Commission is satisfied that it is appropriate to grant the package to assist the person to adjust to new and challenging life circumstances (section 6).
The Commission must prepare a support plan for the person that outlines, among other things, the persons who will be provided with assistance or benefits under the support plan, the kinds of assistance or benefits that will be provided, and the periods during which the assistance or benefits will be provided (section 7). The support plan may be varied or revoked by the Commission in the circumstances outlined in section 8.
Under an acute support package, assistance or benefits may be provided in the circumstances outlined in section 9. Additional counselling (section 10) and additional assistance or benefits in relation to children attending, or not yet attending, primary school may also be provided to certain persons (section 11).
5 Definitions
(1) In this instrument:
Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
acute support package: see subsection 6(1).
deceased partner of a war widow or war widower means a deceased person:
(a) who was a:
(i) veteran; or
(ii) member of the Forces for the purposes of Part II or IV of the Act; or
(iii) member (within the meaning of the MRCA); and
(b) whom the war widow or war widower was the partner of, was legally married to, or was the wholly dependent partner of immediately before the person’s death.
related person: see subsection 115S(9) of the Act.
support plan: see section 7.