<!--The Official Report of Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) of the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly of the Parliament of South Australia are covered by parliamentary privilege. Republication by others is not afforded the same protection and may result in exposure to legal liability if the material is defamatory. You may copy and make use of excerpts of proceedings where (1) you attribute the Parliament as the source, (2) you assume the risk of liability if the manner of your use is defamatory, (3) you do not use the material for the purpose of advertising, satire or ridicule, or to misrepresent members of Parliament, and (4) your use of the extracts is fair, accurate and not misleading. Copyright in the Official Report of Parliamentary Debates is held by the Attorney-General of South Australia.-->
<hansard id="" tocId="" xml:lang="EN-AU" schemaVersion="1.0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2007/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="hansard_1_0.xsd">
  <name>House of Assembly</name>
  <date date="2019-10-15" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>54</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>House of Assembly</house>
  <venue></venue>
  <reviewStage>published</reviewStage>
  <startPage num="7703" />
  <endPage num="7807" />
  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
  <proceeding continued="true">
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Veterans Services</name>
      <text id="20191015d6ea76cd0c214244a0001250">
        <inserted>
          <heading>Veterans Services</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="3123" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. A. PICCOLO</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Light</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2019-09-24" qonNum="1378">
            <name>Veterans Services</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20191015d6ea76cd0c214244a0001251">
          <inserted>1378 <by role="member" id="3123">The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light)</by> (24 September 2019).  Can you provide specific examples of veteran-specific services or concessions which are provided by the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, the Department of Human Services and any other State Government Department or Agency for veterans or ex-service personnel with a disability or who are otherwise mobility impaired?</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Dunstan</electorate>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Premier</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2019-09-24" qonNum="1378">
            <name>Veterans Services</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20191015d6ea76cd0c214244a0001252">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="4338">The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20191015d6ea76cd0c214244a0001253">
          <inserted>Eligible veterans who hold a Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Gold Card or a Pensioner Concession Card may be eligible for the following state concessions:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20191015d6ea76cd0c214244a0001254">
          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>&amp;#x9;Registration and Drivers Licence fees;</inserted>
          </item>
        </text>
        <text id="20191015d6ea76cd0c214244a0001255">
          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>&amp;#x9;Cost of Living;</inserted>
          </item>
        </text>
        <text id="20191015d6ea76cd0c214244a0001256">
          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>&amp;#x9;Emergency Services Levy;</inserted>
          </item>
        </text>
        <text id="20191015d6ea76cd0c214244a0001257">
          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>&amp;#x9;Energy Bills;</inserted>
          </item>
        </text>
        <text id="20191015d6ea76cd0c214244a0001258">
          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>&amp;#x9;Medical Heating and Cooling;</inserted>
          </item>
        </text>
        <text id="20191015d6ea76cd0c214244a0001259">
          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>&amp;#x9;Public Transport;</inserted>
          </item>
        </text>
        <text id="20191015d6ea76cd0c214244a0001260">
          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>&amp;#x9;Residential Park fees;</inserted>
          </item>
        </text>
        <text id="20191015d6ea76cd0c214244a0001261">
          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>&amp;#x9;Water and Sewerage Rates; and</inserted>
          </item>
        </text>
        <text id="20191015d6ea76cd0c214244a0001262">
          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>&amp;#x9;Personal Alert Systems.</inserted>
          </item>
        </text>
        <text id="20191015d6ea76cd0c214244a0001263">
          <inserted>States and Territories offer concessions to holders of veterans' cards. Concessions vary from state to state as does the eligibility criteria. Inconsistent concessions are frequently raised by veterans. However, concessions offered in South Australia are generally consistent with those offered in other jurisdictions. South Australia's Veterans' Advisory Council monitors the available concessions and makes periodic recommendations to the state government as issues arise.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20191015d6ea76cd0c214244a0001264">
          <inserted>A consolidated list of national concessions for eligible veterans can be found on the DVA website.</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
    </subject>
  </proceeding>
</hansard>