Closed - outstanding work will 17.1 The MRCA determining system Accept The Government accepts this progress through be refined to a single appeal path to recommendation in principle activities. the Veterans’ Review Board (VRB) and but defers its response then the Administrative Appeals with a response to The 2016/17 Budget announced Tribunal (AAT), as a means of a more Recommendation 17.2) pending the national roll-out of an timely review that is less complex and the outcome of consultation alternative dispute resolution less costly. with stakeholders and full (ADR) following the successful consideration of the detail and in the NSW/ACT registry in implications of this complex 2015. ADR arrangements will be change. The planned available in all VRB Registries by implementation date is 1 July the end of 2017. 2014, subject to consultation The Budget also provided $2.7 with stakeholders, further million for a new case decision by Government in the management system. 2014 Budget, and legislative The Government has confirmed change. its commitment to the implementation of a single appeal path under MRCA by including it in the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016, which was introduced to the House of Representatives on 31 August 2016 and passed by the Senate on 15 September 2016.
17.1 The MRCA determining system be refined to a single appeal path to the Veterans’ Review Board (VRB) and then the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), as a means of a more timely review that is less complex and less costly. Accept The Government accepts this recommendation in principle but defers its response with a response to Recommendation 17.2) pending the outcome of consultation with stakeholders and full consideration of the detail and implications of this complex change. The planned implementation date is 1 July 2014, subject to consultation with stakeholders, further decision by Government in the 2014 Budget, and legislative change. Closed - outstanding work will progress through activities. The 2016/17 Budget announced the national roll-out of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) following the successful in the NSW/ACT registry in 2015. ADR arrangements will be available in all VRB Registries by the end of 2017. The Budget also provided $2.7 million for a new case management system. The Government has confirmed its commitment to the implementation of a single appeal path under MRCA by including it in the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016, which was introduced to the House of Representatives on 31 August 2016 and passed by the Senate on 15 September 2016.