Senate debates

Thursday, 7 September 2017

Bills

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

1:13 pm

Photo of James McGrathJames McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Very simply, actually, it would take longer to remedy any detriments suffered by a veteran because it would require an amendment to the principal act. So it is our advice, if there are disadvantages that come to light, that the quickest and most effective way to remedy that disadvantage is through this Henry VIII clause, which will enable regulations to be enacted quickly to fix any disadvantage suffered by an individual veteran or a group as such.

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