Title of diagram: Current and New System legislation pathway
There is a horizontal dividing line between the presentation of the CURRENT SYSTEM (Top) and the NEW SYSTEM (Bottom).
The CURRENT SYSTEM is presented in two text boxes.
The text box on the left is blue and is divided into two sections.
The left section has a title: "Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA) Pension based scheme". The text underneath reads, "Condition from operational, peacekeeping and hazardous service before 2004. Covers some other defence service mostly between 1972 and 1994".
The right section has a title: "Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 (DRCA), Workers' compensation model. The text underneath reads, "Condition from non-operational service before 2004. Also covers operational service between 1994 and 2004".
The text box to the right is blue and has a title: "Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA)". The text underneath reads, "Conditions from service on or after 1 July 2004".
The NEW SYSTEM is visualised in two boxes.
The box on the left is blue and has a title, "Legacy VEA and DRCA". The text underneath reads, "Existing claims made and already determined under the VEA and DRCA before 1 July 2026 would remain under grandparented provisions of the Acts".
The box on the right is green with a bold green border and has a title "The VETS Act". Text underneath reads, "New claims from 1 July 2026 irrespective of when and where the veteran served, or when their injury, illness or death occurred".