Veterans’ Support Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2023
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Veterans’ Support Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2023
Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann, Administrator of the Government
Order in Council
At Wellington this 24th day of July 2023
Present:
Her Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council
These regulations are made under section 265 of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014—
(a)
on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and
(b)
on the recommendation of the Minister for Veterans made in accordance with section 23 of that Act.
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Veterans’ Support Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2023.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 24 August 2023.
3 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the Veterans’ Support Regulations 2014.
4 Schedule 1 amended
Amend Schedule 1 as set out in Schedule 1 of these regulations.
5 Schedule 2A amended
Amend Schedule 2A as set out in Schedule 2 of these regulations.
Schedule 1 Schedule 1 amended
In the item relating to albinism,—
(a)
replace “19/2015”
with “31/2023”
; and
(b)
replace “20/2015”
with “32/2023”
.
In the item relating to alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency,—
(a)
replace “29/2015”
with “33/2023”
; and
(b)
replace “30/2015”
with “34/2023”
.
In the item relating to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease,—
(a)
replace “39/2015”
with “35/2023”
; and
(b)
replace “40/2015”
with “36/2023”
.
In the item relating to cervical spondylosis,—
(a)
replace “66/2014”
with “11/2023”
; and
(b)
replace “67/2014”
with “12/2023”
.
In the item relating to chickenpox,—
(a)
replace “87/2015”
with “29/2023”
; and
(b)
replace “88/2015”
with “30/2023”
.
In the item relating to chronic myeloid leukaemia,—
(a)
replace “47/2014”
with “57/2023”
; and
(b)
replace “48/2014”
with “58/2023”
.
In the item relating to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,—
(a)
replace “37/2014”
with “17/2023”
; and
(b)
replace “38/2014”
with “18/2023”
.
Replace the item relating to decompression sickness with:
| decompression illness | 23/2023 | 24/2023 |
Replace the item relating to Gaucher’s disease with:
| Gaucher disease | 37/2023 | 38/2023 |
In the item relating to haemophilia,—
(a)
replace “23/2015”
with “39/2023”
; and
(b)
replace “24/2015”
with “40/2023”
.
In the item relating to hereditary spherocytosis,—
(a)
replace “67/2015”
with “41/2023”
; and
(b)
replace “68/2015”
with “42/2023”
.
Revoke the item relating to herpes zoster.
Replace the item relating to Huntington’s chorea with:
| Huntington disease | 49/2023 | 50/2023 |
Revoke the item relating to lumbar spondylosis.
In the item relating to Marfan syndrome,—
(a)
replace “25/2015”
with “51/2023”
; and
(b)
replace “26/2015”
with “52/2023”
.
In the item relating to melioidosis,—
(a)
replace “60/2014”
with “55/2023”
; and
(b)
replace “61/2014”
with “56/2023”
.
In the item relating to mitral valve prolapse,—
(a)
replace “43/2014”
with “15/2023”
; and
(b)
replace “44/2014”
with “16/2023”
.
In the item relating to multiple osteochondromatosis,—
(a)
replace “43/2015”
with “43/2023”
; and
(b)
replace “44/2015”
with “44/2023”
.
In the item relating to osteogenesis imperfecta,—
(a)
replace “35/2015”
with “53/2023”
; and
(b)
replace “36/2015”
with “54/2023”
.
In the item relating to periodic limb movement disorder,—
(a)
replace “26/2014”
with “19/2023”
; and
(b)
replace “27/2014”
with “20/2023”
.
After the item relating to plantar fasciitis, insert:
| plantar fibromatosis | 21/2023 | 22/2023 |
After the item relating to restless legs syndrome, insert:
| retinal burn | 25/2023 | 26/2023 |
After the item relating to shin splints, insert:
| shingles and postherpetic neuralgia | 27/2023 | 28/2023 |
After the item relating to thoracic outlet syndrome, insert:
| thoracolumbar spondylosis | 13/2023 | 14/2023 |
Revoke the item relating to thoracic spondylosis.
Replace the item relating to vascular dementia with:
| vascular neurocognitive disorder | 9/2023 | 10/2023 |
Replace the item relating to von Willebrand’s disease with:
| von Willebrand disease | 45/2023 | 46/2023 |
In the item relating to warts,—
(a)
replace “70/2014”
with “7/2023”
; and
(b)
replace “71/2014”
with “8/2023”
.
Replace the item relating to Wilson’s disease with:
| Wilson disease | 47/2023 | 48/2023 |
Schedule 2 Schedule 2A amended
Revoke the items relating to decompression sickness, Gaucher’s disease, herpes zoster, Huntington’s chorea, vascular dementia, von Willebrand’s disease, and Wilson’s disease.
Insert in their appropriate alphabetical order:
| decompression illness |
| Gaucher disease |
| Huntington disease |
| shingles and postherpetic neuralgia |
| vascular neurocognitive disorder |
| von Willebrand disease |
| Wilson disease |
Rachel Hayward,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on 24 August 2023, amend the Veterans’ Support Regulations 2014 (the principal regulations).
Regulation 4 and Schedule 1 amend Schedule 1 of the principal regulations, which lists the Australian statements of principles (the statements) that apply to specific medical conditions for the purposes of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 (the Act). The amendments—
insert the names of 3 new conditions and references to statements related to those conditions:
replace the names and references of 7 conditions in order to reflect the statements:
revoke references to lumbar spondylosis and thoracic spondylosis, as, under the statements, these conditions have been merged into 1 new condition:
replace references to certain statements with updated references.
Regulation 5 and Schedule 2 amend Schedule 2A of the principal regulations, which lists accepted late-onset conditions for the purposes of the definition of accepted late-onset condition in section 7 of the Act. The amendments replace the names of 7 accepted late-onset conditions to align them with the names listed in Schedule 1.
Date of notification in Gazette: 27 July 2023.
These regulations are administered by the New Zealand Defence Force.