Senate debates

Thursday, 7 September 2017

Bills

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Bill 2017; In Committee

1:01 pm

Photo of Jacqui LambieJacqui Lambie (Tasmania, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Is the government able to provide any assurances today that veterans will receive the arrangement of timely rehabilitation in this new DRCA bill, given the blow-out times in which determinations of certain claims are made under SRCA—I note that in his recent ministerial statement Minister Tehan said that permanent impairment determinations on claims under SRCA increased from 112 days to 148 days, an increase of 36 days?

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