INSTRUMENT No. 3 OF 1999
VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986
Veterans' Children Education Scheme
Section 117
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(a) The Minister for Veterans' Affairs has approved the attached instrument
under subsection 117(3) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
(b) The Instrument varies the Veterans' Children Education Scheme ('the
Scheme') by:
- empowering the Repatriation Commission, as well as the Veterans'
Children Education Scheme Boards, to make decisions on whether or not
a beneficiary under the Scheme should receive additional tuition or
special financial assistance.
The variations are:
Paragraph 1 identifies the variation instrument
Paragraph 2 specifies the commencement date of the variation
paragraph 3 identifies the schedule containing the variations
Schedule 1 [1] ensures that the Repatriation Commission can arrange for
the provision of additional tuition
Schedule 1 [2] simplifies paragraph 5.2.2 by indicating that the Repatriation i
Commission may approve payment for any additional tuition
that has been arranged under paragraph 5.2.1
Schedule 1 [3] ensures that the Repatriation Commission can arrange for
the provision of special financial assistance