Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
1 Subsection 5(1) (after paragraph ( b) of the definition of member )
Insert:
(ba) a person to whom section 7A applies; or
2 Subsection 5(1)
Insert:
"registered charity" means an entity that is registered under the Australian Charities and Not - for - profits Commission Act 2012 as the type of entity mentioned in column 1 of item 1 of the table in subsection 25 - 5(5) of that Act.
3 After section 7
Insert:
For the purposes of paragraph ( ba) of the definition of member in subsection 5(1), this section applies to the following:
(a) a person who holds an honorary rank or appointment in the Defence Force and who performs acts at the request or direction of the Defence Force;
(b) a person who performs acts at the request or direction of the Defence Force as an accredited representative of a registered charity (where the accreditation is by the Defence Force);
(c) a person who is receiving assistance under the Career Transition Assistance Scheme established under a determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903 and who performs acts in connection with the scheme.
4 Saving--declared members
The amendments made by items 1 and 3 do not affect the application of a determination under subsection 8(1) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 before 1 July 2013.