Bruce Scott (Maranoa, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

recognises the importance of National Adoption Awareness Week and the significance of encouraging adoptees, adoptive parents and biological parents to opening and continuing the dialogue on adoption in Australia and encouraging people to discuss how adoption has impacted on their lives; and

(2)

calls on the governments at the State and Federal levels to support all participants in the adoption process.

to move:

That the House:

(1)

reaffirms the definition of ‘Veteran’ as set out by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs;

(2)

endorses the ‘Continuous full time service determination’ signed on 28 August 1998 by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs enabling members of the Citizen Military Forces (CMF) who served in Vietnam to meet the definition of ‘Veteran’;

(3)

encourages the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to:

(a)

recognise claims by CMF members from that date; and

(b)

take appropriate measures to contact servicemen and women to whom the determination applies with a view to retrospective payment.

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