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Veterans: Health Care; Order for the Production of Documents


Maria Kovacic

Maria Kovacic NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Women

3:46 pm

At the request of Senator Cadell, I move:

(1) That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, by no later than midday on Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the following documents:

(a) the final version of each ministerial brief, including any attachments, submitted by the Department of Veterans' Affairs to the Minister for Veterans' Affairs between 12 May 2026 and the date on which this order is agreed to, specifically concerning the proposed $5,000 annual limit on allied health services for veteran card holders; and

(b) the final approved version of each question time brief prepared by the Department of Veterans' Affairs during that period specifically concerning that measure.

(2) That, for the purposes of this order, the proposed $5,000 annual limit includes the measure described by the Government as an Annual Monetary Limit, cap, limit, allocation, threshold, review threshold or threshold for review of clinical effectiveness.

(3) That this order does not include drafts, correspondence, emails, media briefs, consultation submissions, meeting records or general Budget briefing material.

Question agreed to.