Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN PARTICIPANTS IN BRITISH NUCLEAR TESTS AND BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (TREATMENT) ACT 2006 - SECT 7

  (1)   A person is eligible to be provided with treatment under this Act if the person:

  (a)   is:

  (i)   a nuclear test participant; or

  (ii)   a British Commonwealth Occupation Force participant; or

  (iii)   a person who served as a member of the Australian Defence Force in Japan at any time during the period from the beginning of 16   August 1945 to the end of 30   January 1946; and

  (b)   is an Australian resident.

Note:   Under section   203 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 , the Minister may enter into an arrangement with a foreign country providing for the provision of treatment that is, or the making of payments that are, comparable to treatment or payments under this Act.

  (2)   However, a person is not eligible to be provided with treatment under this Act if the person is:

  (a)   eligible for treatment under section   53D, subsection   85(3), (4), (4A), (4B), (5), (7) or (7A) or section   86 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 for any injury or disease (within the meaning of that Act); or

  (b)   entitled to be provided with treatment under section   281, 282 or 284 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 for any injury or disease (within the meaning of that Act).