Veterans’ Entitlements (Vaccinations for Overseas Travel) Eligibility Determination 2021
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Part 1 Introduction
1.1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Veterans’ Entitlements (Vaccinations for Overseas Travel) Eligibility Determination 2021 (Instrument 2021 No. R9).
1.2 Commencement
This Determination commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day after it is registered.
1.3 Revocation
The Veterans’ Entitlements (Vaccinations for Overseas Travel) Eligibility Determination 2010 (Instrument 2010 No. R41) is revoked.
1.4 Definitions
In this Determination:
Act means the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
Commission means the Repatriation Commission.
dependant of a veteran means a person described as a dependant in section 11 of the Act or in subsection 81(1) of the Act.
Gold Card has the meaning it has in the Treatment Principles.
Gold Card holder means a person who has been provided by the Department with a Repatriation Health Card known as the Gold Card to indicate eligibility under veterans’ affairs law for treatment, subject to the Treatment Principles, for all injuries or diseases.
Repatriation Commission means the body corporate continued in existence under section 179 of the Act.
Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme means the scheme prepared by the Repatriation Commission under section 91 of the Act.
specified class means the class of persons specified in Part 2 of this Determination.
specified treatment means treatment described in Part 3 of this Determination.
Treatment Principles means:
(a) the legislative instrument known as the Treatment Principles made under
section 90 of the Act, as in force from time to time; and
(b) the Treatment Principles as modified from time to time by the:
(i) Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) (Modifications of the Treatment Principles) Instrument 2013 (Instrument 2013 No.R54); or the
(ii) Treatment Benefits (Special Access) (Modifications of the Treatment Principles) Instrument 2019 (Instrument 2019 No. R17);
and:
(c) the legislative instrument known as the MRCA Treatment Principles made under paragraph 286(1)(a) of the MRCA, as in force from time to time.
veterans’ affairs law means an Act, or provision of an Act, that in accordance with the Administrative Arrangements Order, is administered by the Veterans’ Affairs Minister. Veterans’ Affairs Minister means the Minister responsible for administering the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.