MRCA Veterans and Dependants

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The Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA) covers current and former ADF members with service after 30 June 2004. 

It provides treatment, rehabilitation and compensation for service-related injuries, conditions and death. 

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  1. What will happen from 1 July 2026?
  2. Additional Resources
From 1 July 2026, the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA) and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence related claims) Act 1988 (DRCA) will close to new claims for rehabilitation and compensation and DVA will consider claims submitted from that date under an improved Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA).
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What will happen from 1 July 2026?

If you are currently receiving benefits under the MRCA, these will continue unchanged.  

If your service falls under the MRCA, claiming for benefits under MRCA will not change. 

If you are a dependant of a deceased member whose service falls under the MRCA, claiming for dependant compensation will not change. 

From 1 July 2026, DVA will consider all other new claims under the MRCA, irrespective of service. 

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Additional Resources

There is a range of additional resources available on the Legislation Reform website covering a variety of topics. These include: Compensation for Dependants, Liability and the Veteran Card.

There are individual pages for different veteran cohorts including VEA veterans, DRCA veterans and family members of veterans.

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