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DVA provides rehabilitation assistance to entitled serving and former Australian Defence Force (ADF) employees, reservists, and cadets.

These programs are administered via three Acts:

  • the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA),
  • the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 (DRCA), and
  • the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA).