Frequently Asked Questions

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Our course is hosted on Teachable, You will receive access to the course via an email link after payment.

The Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA) provides rehabilitation and compensation coverage for members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) who served on or after 1 July 2004.

This course was designed to fit between the levels of waiting on a free DVA advocate and paying 5% or more for a paid advocate service. This course is laid out in a way to provide you with the resources and an example of where to get all the information, so you can complete your claims confidently. I also offer a consultation service to help answer any questions you may have with the process.

The MRCA defines an eligible young person as a dependent who is (or was immediately prior to the death of the member) wholly, mainly or partly dependent on the member and includes any person for whom the member stands in the position of a parent. 

MRCAETS

A person is eligible for MRCAETS benefits if he or she is an ‘eligible young person’. Under the MRCAETS, an ‘eligible young person’ is someone who is:

• under 16 years old; or
• between 16 and 25, undertaking full-time education (including an Australian Apprenticeship, Traineeship or cadetship) and not ordinarily engaged in full-time work on his or her own account; and
• a dependant of a member or former member who:
• is eligible, or was at some point, for the Special Rate Disability Pension (SRDP);
• suffers an impairment that constitutes 80 or more impairment points; or
• whose death was related to service.

To find more information please use the link below:

https://www.dva.gov.au/get-support/families/get-student-support/education-schemes

To also find the rates of eligible young person payments use this link:

https://www.dva.gov.au/get-support/financial-support/payment-rates/compensation-payment-rates-mrca

current rate as of 1/11/2024 is :  $108,567.57 

A gold card is presented to a veteran to cover ongoing medical treatment. States will offer certain discounts such as discounted car registration and stamp duty concessions. Other benefits can be found on the links below:

Western Australia: https://www.dva.gov.au/get-support/financial-support/discounts-and-concessions/concessions-western-australia

New South Wales: https://www.dva.gov.au/get-support/financial-support/discounts-and-concessions/concessions-new-south-wales

Queensland: https://www.dva.gov.au/get-support/financial-support/discounts-and-concessions/concessions-queensland

Victoria: https://www.dva.gov.au/get-support/financial-support/discounts-and-concessions/concessions-victoria

Tasmania: https://www.dva.gov.au/get-support/financial-support/discounts-and-concessions/concessions-tasmania

Northern territory: https://www.dva.gov.au/get-support/financial-support/discounts-and-concessions/concessions-northern-territory

South Australia: https://www.dva.gov.au/get-support/financial-support/discounts-and-concessions/concessions-south-australia

ACT: https://www.dva.gov.au/get-support/financial-support/discounts-and-concessions/concessions-australian-capital-territory

Correct as of 1/11/2024

If you have completed the course and are not feeling 100% confident feel free to book a call and we can have a chat about moving forward!

This course has been based on all the current available MRCA information as of 1/11/2024. At this stage all the older Acts will be coming inline with MRCA with only a few changes.