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This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Eligibility for Treatment—Improved Access to Treatment for Tinnitus) Determination 2026.
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This instrument makes a narrow group of veterans eligible to receive tinnitus treatment from Australian Hearing Services under the 'Improved Access to Treatment for Tinnitus' pilot. Eligibility requires an accepted MRCA claim for tinnitus and a separate, still-undetermined MRCA compensation claim for tinnitus (section 5). It commences 17 March 2026 (s.2) and is made under s.88A of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (s.3). The Commission’s prior claim decisions determine who receives treatment; claim verification is required.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Veterans’ Entitlements (Eligibility for Treatment—Improved Access to Treatment for Tinnitus) Determination 2026.
This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Eligibility for Treatment—Improved Access to Treatment for Tinnitus) Determination 2026.
This instrument commences on 17 March 2026.
This instrument is made under section 88A of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
In this instrument:
Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
Commission means the body corporate known as the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission established under section 361 of the MRCA.
MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
specified condition means tinnitus, where that condition is defined in a Statement of Principles.
Statement of Principles means a determination made by the Repatriation Medical Authority, for the purposes of the Act and the MRCA, under subsection 196B(3) of the Act.
5 Specified class of persons
For paragraphs 88A(1)(a) and (d) of the Act, a person is in a specified class if both of the following apply to that person:
the person has made a claim under paragraph 319(1)(a) of the MRCA, which:
relates to the specified condition; and has been accepted by the Commission under section 23 of the MRCA;
in addition to making the claim referred to in paragraph (a), the person has made a claim for compensation under paragraph 319(1)(d) of the MRCA, which:
relates to the specified condition; and has not yet been determined by the Commission.
Specified kind of treatment
A person in a class specified in section 5 of this instrument is eligible for treatment that is provided by Australian Hearing Services under the Improved Access to Treatment for Tinnitus pilot.
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This instrument is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Eligibility for Treatment—Improved Access to Treatment for Tinnitus) Determination 2026.
This instrument commences on 17 March 2026.
This instrument is made under section 88A of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
In this instrument:
Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
Commission means the body corporate known as the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission established under section 361 of the MRCA.
MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
specified condition means tinnitus, where that condition is defined in a Statement of Principles.
Statement of Principles means a determination made by the Repatriation Medical Authority, for the purposes of the Act and the MRCA, under subsection 196B(3) of the Act.
5 Specified class of persons
For paragraphs 88A(1)(a) and (d) of the Act, a person is in a specified class if both of the following apply to that person:
the person has made a claim under paragraph 319(1)(a) of the MRCA, which:
relates to the specified condition; and has been accepted by the Commission under section 23 of the MRCA;
in addition to making the claim referred to in paragraph (a), the person has made a claim for compensation under paragraph 319(1)(d) of the MRCA, which:
relates to the specified condition; and has not yet been determined by the Commission.
Specified kind of treatment
A person in a class specified in section 5 of this instrument is eligible for treatment that is provided by Australian Hearing Services under the Improved Access to Treatment for Tinnitus pilot.