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Thursday, 2 March 2017

Bills

Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Digital Readiness and Other Measures) Bill 2016; Consideration in Detail

12:43 pm

Photo of Dan TehanDan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security) Share this | | Hansard source

I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill. I ask leave of the House to move government amendments (1) to (8), as circulated, together.

Leave granted.

by leave—I move government amendments (1) to (8):

(1) Clause 2, page 3 (table item 7), omit "9 to 13", substitute "9 to 14".

(2) Schedule 2, item 1, page 8 (line 13), omit "any", substitute "the".

(3) Schedule 2, item 1, page 8 (line 14), omit "may", substitute "must".

(4) Schedule 2, item 7, page 10 (line 29), omit "any", substitute "the".

(5) Schedule 2, item 7, page 10 (line 30), omit "may", substitute "must".

(6) Schedule 2, item 10, page 12 (line 19), omit "any", substitute "the".

(7) Schedule 2, item 10, page 12 (line 20), omit "may", substitute "must".

(8) Schedule 2, page 13 (after line 28), at the end of the Schedule, add:

14 Review of public interest disclosure provisions

(1) As soon as practicable after the second anniversary of the commencement of this item, the Minister must cause to be conducted a review of the operation of the following:

(a) section 409A of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (including the rules made under subsection 409A(3) of that Act);

(b) section 151B of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 (including the rules made under subsection 151B(3) of that Act);

(c) section 131A of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (including the rules made under subsection 131A(3) of that Act).

(2) The Minister must cause to be prepared a report of the review under subitem (1).

(3) The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the completion of the report.

Question agreed to.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.