Hon RON MARK: I want to start the answer to this question by thanking the House, Mr Speaker, and yourself for the way in which this bill was expedited through. This bill has made a range of very meaningful changes that will make life easier for veterans and their families, and I thank all members of the House for their unanimous and timely support last week. To highlight just a few of these changes, it will enable Veterans' Affairs to fund mental health services for veterans with acute needs before eligibility has been formally established. It will extend some services to families, such as counselling, where this is necessary for the veteran's wellbeing. It will abolish the five-year restriction on childcare assistance. It will enable Veterans' Independence Programme household support services to continue for 12 months when a veteran goes into care, to assist their spouse or partner and their family. It will better recognise psychological illness conditions that are attributed to or aggravated by a veteran's service. 