Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 - Federal Register of Legislation

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 Act No. 27 of 1986 as amended This compilation was prepared on 4 July 2005
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 66 of 2005 Volume 3 includes: Table of Contents
Sections 94 - 216 The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section Contents Part VI-Allowances and other benefits 1
Division 1-Preliminary 1
94 Interpretation 1
96 Application 1
Division 2-Eligibility for allowances and other benefits 3
97 Clothing allowance 3
98 Attendant allowance 4
98A Bereavement payment in respect of disabled veterans 6
98B Funeral benefits-automatic grant to estate of certain
deceased veterans 8
99 Further funeral benefits-veterans 9
100 Funeral benefits-dependants of deceased veterans 11
102 Decoration allowance 13
103 Victoria Cross allowance 14
104 Recreation transport allowance 14
105 Vehicle assistance scheme 17
106 Special assistance 18
107 Temporary incapacity allowance 19
108 Loss of earnings allowance 21
109 Advances on account of loss of earnings allowance 26
110 Travelling expenses 27
Division 3-Procedural 29
111 Application 29
112 Time for applying for certain benefits 30
113 Time for applying for funeral benefit 31
114 Commencement of payment of certain allowances 32
115 Review of decision etc. 33 Part VIA-Rehabilitation 35
Division 1-Preliminary 35
115A Definitions 35
115B Making of the Scheme 36
Division 2-Provisions relating to the income of veterans who participate
in vocational rehabilitation programs 38
115C Rate of pension while on program 38
115D Reduced daily pension amount-pensions under Parts II and
IV 38
115E Application for increase in reduced daily pension amount
40
115F Determination by the Commission 41
115G Excluded income amount-invalidity service pensions 41
Division 3-Recovery of cost of rehabilitation 43
115H Recovery of cost of rehabilitation 43
115J Where a person receives a notice under subsection 115H(6)
44
115K Recovery of amount by the Commonwealth 45
115L Determination of amount of costs of rehabilitation
programs 45 Part VII-Veterans' Children Education Scheme 47
116 Interpretation 47
116A Determination of class of persons for the purposes of
paragraph (e) of the definition of eligible child in
subsection 116(1) 49
116B Person may apply for determination under subsection
116C(2) 50
116C Commission may determine that a person is a member of a
class determined under section 116A 51
116D Review of Commission's decision under subsection 116C(1)
51
117 Preparation of the Scheme 52
118 Commission may provide benefits under Scheme 53 Part VIIAA-Education entry payment 54
118AA Eligibility 54
118AAB Need for a claim 54
118AAC Entitlement to and amount of payment 55
118AAD Payment to be refunded 55 Part VIIA-Pharmaceutical allowance and advance pharmaceutical allowance
56
Division 1-Pharmaceutical allowance 56
Subdivision A-Eligibility for and payability of pharmaceutical
allowance 56
118A Eligibility for pharmaceutical allowance 56
118B Pharmaceutical allowance not payable in some circumstances
57
Subdivision B-Rate of pharmaceutical allowance 58
118C Rate of pharmaceutical allowance 58
118D No pharmaceutical allowance if annual limit reached
58
Subdivision C-Payment of pharmaceutical allowance 59
118E Payment of pharmaceutical allowance 59
Division 2-Advance pharmaceutical allowance 60
Subdivision A-Eligibility for and payability of advance
pharmaceutical allowance 60
118F Eligibility for advance pharmaceutical allowance 60
Subdivision B-Claim for advance pharmaceutical allowance 60
118G Need for a claim 60
118H Who can claim? 61
118I Making a claim 61
118K Proper claim 61
Subdivision C-Amount of advance pharmaceutical allowance 63
118L Amount of advance pharmaceutical allowance 63
118M Annual limit 63 Part VIIAB-Defence Force Income Support Allowance and related payments
65
Division 1-Introduction 65
118N Simplified outline 65
118NA Definitions 66
Division 2-Defence Force Income Support Allowance 68
Subdivision A-Payment of Defence Force Income Support Allowance 68
118NB Payment of Defence Force Income Support Allowance 68
Subdivision B-Rate of Defence Force Income Support Allowance 69
118NC Rate of Defence Force Income Support Allowance 69
Subdivision C-Special rules for the Social Security Act 72
118ND Bereavement payments under the Social Security Act 72
118NE Remote Area Allowance under the Social Security Act
74
Division 3-DFISA bonus 76
Subdivision A-Payment of DFISA bonus 76
118NF Payment of DFISA bonus 76
118NG When DFISA bonus is to be paid 76
118NH Payment of bonus after death 76
Subdivision B-Amount of DFISA bonus 77
118NI Amount of DFISA bonus 77
Division 4-DFISA-like payments etc. under regulations 78
118NJ DFISA-like payments etc. under regulations 78 Part VIIAC-Utilities allowance 80
Division 1-Eligibility for and payability of utilities allowance 80
118O Definition 80
118OA Eligibility for utilities allowance 80
118OB When utilities allowance is payable 80
Division 2-Rate of utilities allowance 82
118OC Rate of utilities allowance 82
Division 3-Payment of utilities allowance 83
118OD Payment of utilities allowance by instalments 83 Part VIIAD-Seniors concession allowance 84
Division 1-Eligibility for and payability of seniors concession
allowance 84
118P Definition 84
118PA Eligibility for seniors concession allowance 84
118PB When seniors concession allowance is payable 84
Division 2-Rate of seniors concession allowance 86
118PC Rate of seniors concession allowance 86
Division 3-Payment of seniors concession allowance 87
118PD Payment of seniors concession allowance by instalments
87 Part VIIB-Telephone allowance 88
Division 1-Eligibility for and payability of telephone allowance 88
118Q Eligibility for telephone allowance 88
118R Telephone allowance not payable in some circumstances
90
Division 2-Rate of telephone allowance 91
118S Rate of telephone allowance 91
Division 3-Payment of telephone allowance 93
118T Payment by instalments 93
118U Calculation of amount of instalment 93 Part VIIC-Seniors health card 94
Division 1-Eligibility for and entitlement to a seniors health card 94
Subdivision A-Eligibility 94
118V Eligibility for seniors health card 94
Subdivision B-Entitlement 96
118W Entitlement to a seniors health card 96
118X Social Security cardholder not entitled 97
Division 2-Claim for seniors health card 98
118Y Need for a claim 98
118Z Who can claim? 98
118ZA Making a claim 98
118ZC Claimant must be an Australian resident and in Australia
98
118ZD Claim may be withdrawn 99
Division 3-Investigation of claim 100
118ZE Secretary to investigate claim and submit it to Commission
100
Division 4-Consideration and determination of claim 101
118ZF Duties of Commission in relation to claim 101
118ZG Entitlement determination 101
118ZH Date of effect of determination 101
Division 5-Cardholder's obligations 102
118ZI Secretary may require notice of the happening of event or
a change in circumstances 102
118ZJ Secretary may require particular information relevant to
eligibility for seniors health card 103
118ZJA When copy of notice of assessment of taxable income
to be given to Department 105
Division 6-Continuation, variation and termination 106
118ZK Continuing effect of determination 106
118ZL Person ceases to be entitled to card automatically-
recipient complying with section 118ZI notification
obligations 106
118ZM Person ceases to be entitled to card automatically-
recipient not complying with section 118ZI notification
obligations 106
118ZN Determination that a person ceases to be entitled to a
seniors health card 107
118ZO Person may cease to be entitled to a seniors health card