Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 - SECT 115A

                   In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:

"CPI indexation day" means:

                     (a)  for the purposes of section 115D--the day that begins each relevant period within the meaning of that term in section 198 ; and

                     (b)  for the purposes of section 115G--a day that is an indexation day for the maximum basic rate under subsection 59B(1).

"member of a Peacekeeping Force" has the same meaning as in subsection 68(1).

"member of the Forces" has the same meaning as in subsection 68(1).

"unaffected pension rate" means the rate of pension that a veteran would have received if the veteran had not undertaken a vocational rehabilitation program under the Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme.

"unemployment" includes:

                     (a)  retirement from remunerative work; and

                     (b)  undertaking less than 16 hours of remunerative work in a pension period;

but does not include any period of paid leave.

"veteran" means:

                     (a)  a person:

                              (i)  who is, because of section 7, taken to have rendered eligible war service; or

                             (ii)  in respect of whom a pension is payable under subsection 13(6); or

                            (iii)  who satisfies subsection 37(3); or

                     (b)  a member of the Forces; or

                     (c)  a member of a Peacekeeping Force.

"Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation Scheme" means a scheme made under subsection 115B(1).

"work and pension income rate" means the rate equal to the sum of:

                     (a)  the veteran's salary, wages or earnings per fortnight from remunerative work; and

                     (b)  the fortnightly rate of pension paid to the veteran under Part II or IV.