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In this library

This library lists the Acts and legislative instruments under which the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) provides services and support. The list below is a selection only and is not intended as a complete list of all DVA-related legislation. Legislation is made available via specific links to the Federal Register of Legislation website, which is the only database of Australian Government legislation that is authoritative for the purposes of legal proceedings.

 

Acts

Anzac Day Act 1995External website

Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006External website

Australian War Memorial Act 1980External website

Commonwealth Employees' Compensation Act 1930-1970External website

Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act 1971External website

Compensation (Japanese Internment) Act 2001External website

Defence Service Homes Act 1918External website

Military Compensation Act 1994External website

Military Memorials of National Significance Act 2008External website

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004External website (MRCA)

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004External website

Papua New Guinea (Members of the Forces Benefits) Act 1957External website

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988External website (SRCA)

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related) Claims Act 1988 (DRCA)External website

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007External website

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986External website (VEA)

Veterans’ Entitlements (Clarke Review) Act 2004External website

War Graves Act 1980External website

 

Regulations

Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Regulations 2007External website

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2004External website

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 2004External website

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 2002External website

Veterans' Entitlements (Compensation — Japanese Internment) Regulations 2001External website

Veterans' Entitlements Regulations 1986External website

 

Principles

MRCA Treatment PrinciplesExternal website

Treatment Principles (Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests) 2006External website

VEA Treatment PrinciplesExternal website

Veterans' Affairs (Private Patient Principles Re-Making) Instrument 2014External website

 

Schemes

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme 2004External website

MRCA Motor Vehicle Compensation SchemeExternal website

MRCA Pharmaceutical Benefits SchemeExternal website

Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits SchemeExternal website

Vehicle Assistance SchemeExternal website

Veterans' Children Education SchemeExternal website

Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation SchemeExternal website

 

Instruments/Determinations

Veterans Entitlements' (Pension Bonus Scheme - Non-accruing Members) Amendment Declaration 2021External website

Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Act 2006 (Participants in British Nuclear Tests – Extension of Eligibility) Instrument 2012External website

Guide to Determining Impairment and Compensation 2016 - GARP MExternal website (MRCA)

Guide to the Assessment of Rates of Veterans' Pensions (No. 2) 2016 - GARP V External website(VEA)

Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 2.1External website (Part 2 - Defence-related claims lodged under DRCA before 1 April 2023)

Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment 2023External website (Defence-related claims lodged under DRCA on and after 1 April 2023)

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Accelerated Access to Rehabilitation) Determination 2017   External website         

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) (Accelerated Access to Rehabilitation) Determination 2018  External website  

Social Security (Exempt Lump Sums - Payments to Former British Child Migrants) Determination 2019 External website   

Social Security (Approved Scholarship – Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists, Liechtenstein) Determination 2018External website

Social Security (Personal Care Support – Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance – United Kingdom) Determination 2018 External website

Social Security (Personal Care Support – Disability support schemes operated by the Western Australian Department of Communities) Determination 2018External website

Social Security (Personal Care Support – Italian Invalidity Attendance Allowance) Determination 2018    External website         

Social Security Amendment (Exempt Lump Sum - Certain Commonwealth Discretionary Payments) Determination 2018          External website    

Social Security (Lifetime Support Authority of South Australia’s Self-Directed Supports Program) Determination 2018 External website   

Social Security (Exempt Lump Sums—Payments Compensatory in Nature for Non‑Economic Loss) Determination 2017External website                       

Veterans' Affairs (Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) – Claims, Applications and Lodgements Procedures) Determination 2006External website

Veterans' Affairs (Private Patient Principles Re-Making) Instrument 2014External website

Veterans' Entitlements (Expanded Access to Non-Liability Health Care for Mental Health Treatment) Determination 2017External website

Veterans’ Entitlements (Veteran Payment) Instrument 2018External website

Veterans’ Affairs (Extended Eligibility for Treatment) Instrument 2015External website

Veterans' Entitlements (Invalidity Service Pension - Permanent Incapacity for Work) Determination 2013External website

Veterans’ Entitlements (Exempt Lump Sum – Defence Reparation Payment) Determination 2018External website

Veterans’ Entitlements (Exempt Lump Sum –Redress Payment) Determination 2018External website

Veterans’ Entitlements Income (Exempt Lump Sum — Superannuation Co-contribution Amounts) Determination 2016External website

Veterans’ Entitlements (Exempt Lump Sum – Compensation Payment for Australian Prisoners of War in Europe) Determination 2017External website

Veterans’ Entitlements (Exempt Lump Sum – Tasmanian Special Energy Bonus Scheme) Determination 2017External website

Veterans’ Entitlements (Special Disability Trust — Discretionary Spending) Determination 2018External website

Veterans’ Entitlements (Delayed Lodgment of Claims for Pension Bonus) Guidelines 2018 External website  

Veterans’ Entitlements (Pension Bonus Bereavement Payment – Disregarded Income) Instrument 2018  External website

Veterans’ Entitlements (Pension Bonus Scheme – Non-accruing Members) Declaration 2018  External website

Veterans’ Entitlements (Top Up of Pension Bonus in Specified Circumstances) Instrument 2018  External website

 

Electronic Lodgement Instruments

  • Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Electronic Lodgement Approval) Instrument 2018 (PDF 725 KB) (DOC 35 KB)
  • MyService (Electronic Lodgement and Claims Approval) Instrument 2017 (PDF 580 KB) (DOC 31 KB)

 

Documents Incorporated By Reference

Notes for Local Medical Officers

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/doctors#lmonotesExternal website

Department of Veterans’ Affairs Fee Schedules for Medical Services

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedulesExternal website

Notes for Allied Health Providers

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/allied-health-pr…External website

Optometrist Fees for Consultation

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/de…External website

Orthoptists Schedule of Fees

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/de…External website

Pricing Schedule for visual aids

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/de…External website

Fee Schedule of Dental Services for Dentists and Dental Specialists

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/dental-and-allied-health-fee-schedulesExternal website

Fee Schedule of Dental Services for Dental Prosthetists

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/de…External website

Chiropractors Schedule of Fees

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/de…External website

Diabetes Educators Schedule of Fees

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/de…External website

Dietitians Schedule of Fees

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/de…External website

Exercise Physiologists Schedule of Fees

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/de…External website

Occupational Therapists Schedule of Fees

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/de…External website

Osteopaths Schedule of Fees

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/de…External website

Physiotherapists Schedule of Fees

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/de…External website

Psychologists Schedule of Fees

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/de…External website

Podiatrists Schedule of Fees

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/de…External website

Social Workers Schedule of Fees

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/de…External website

Clinical Psychologists Schedule of Fees

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/de…External website

Speech Pathologists Schedule of Fees

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/fee-schedules/de…External website

DVA Community Nursing Schedule of Fees

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/community-nursingExternal website

Notes for Coordinated Veterans' Care Program Providers

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/provider-program…External website

Rehabilitation Appliances Program (RAP) National Guidelines

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/provider-program…External website

RAP National Schedule of Equipment

https://www.dva.gov.au/providers/provider-program…External website

Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Services Outreach Program Counsellors Provider Notes

http://www.vvcs.gov.au/Services/outreach.htmExternal website

Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service (VVCS) Outreach Program Counsellor Schedule of Fees

http://www.vvcs.gov.au/Services/outreach.htmExternal website

Factsheet VCS01 - Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service (VVCS)

http://www.vvcs.gov.au/Resources/factsheets.htmExternal website

Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the MBS (Better Access) initiative

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/mental-baExternal website