Veterans' Affairs
Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme — minor new listings
| 2008‑09 | 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Veterans' Affairs | - | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
The Government will list five additional items on the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme at an estimated cost of $0.8 million over four years. The minor new listings are medicines and dressings that each have an estimated cost of less than $1.0 million per annum. The new listings are:
- Coloxyl® for the treatment of constipation;
- Lyrica® for the treatment of refractory neuropathic pain which is not controlled by the use of other drugs;
- Mepitac® which is a range of dressings used for fixing medical devices and protecting the skin under medical devices;
- Mepitel® which is a preferred range of dressings which reduce trauma to a wound and the surrounding skin; and
- Solaraze® for the treatment of the skin condition known as actinic keratosis.
Support for veterans — recognition of service of personnel on HMAS Canberra during Operation DAMASK VI
| 2008‑09 | 2009‑10 | 2010‑11 | 2011‑12 | 2012‑13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Veterans' Affairs | - | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations | - | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | - | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Total | - | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
The Government will provide $0.3 million over four years to recognise the service of Australian Defence Force personnel who rendered service on board HMAS Canberra as part of Operation DAMASK VI, in the Red Sea north of the 20th parallel, from 13 January 1993 to 19 January 1993, during a period of heightened operational activity. HMAS Canberra was part of the Multinational Interception Force responsible for ensuring compliance with economic sanctions imposed on Iraq after its invasion of Kuwait.
The measure will provide around 164 Australian Defence Force personnel with access to a range of income and health support measures under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. Some personnel and their partners will transfer to Veterans' Affairs payments from payments made under the Social Security Act 1991.
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