Veterans' Entitlements (Expanded Access to Non‑Liability Health Care for Mental Health Treatment) Determination 2017
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In this instrument:
Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
border protection service means service rendered by a member of the Defence Force in an area in or outside Australia that, in the opinion of the Commission, had the purpose of securing Australia’s borders against a potential or real threat by a State, person or persons.
disaster relief service means service rendered by a member of the Defence Force in an area in or outside Australia that, in the opinion of the Commission, was an area in which a natural or other disaster occurred and the service was rendered as part of the disaster relief effort.
mental health condition – see section 8.
Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme means the scheme for the provision of pharmaceutical benefits prepared by the Repatriation Commission under section 91 of the Act.
Repatriation Private Patient Principles means the principles determined by the Repatriation Commission under section 90A of the Act which set out the circumstances in which treatment is to be provided to eligible persons as private patients.
Repatriation Commission means the body corporate continued in existence by section 179 of the Act.
Reserves has the same meaning as in the Defence Act 1903.
reserve service day means a day or part day that a member of the Reserves is entitled to and paid a daily rate of salary for service that is a part of his or her authorised duty commitment, but is not continuous full‑time service.
revoked instrument means the Veterans’ Entitlements (Extension of Non‑Liability Health Care for Mental Health Treatment) Determination 2016 (Instrument 2016 No.R34).
serious training accident means an accident that, in the opinion of the Commission, occurred during a training exercise undertaken by the Defence Force in which a member of the Defence Force died or sustained an injury that, in the opinion of the Commission, was a serious injury.
Treatment Principles means the document prepared by the Repatriation Commission under section 90 of the Act.
veteran has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of Part V of the Act as set out in sections 80 and 81 of the Act.