Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 - SECT 216

                   The Governor‑General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters which are by this Act required or permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act, and, in particular, for prescribing penalties not exceeding a fine of $500 for a contravention of the regulations.

Contents

Schedule 1--Repealed Acts                                                                                               1

Part I--Repatriation Acts                                                                                                   1

Part II--Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Acts                                3

Part III--Interim Forces Benefits Acts                                                                       3

Part IV--Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Acts                                  3

Part V--Repatriation (Torres Strait Islanders) Act                                             4

Part VI--Amendments of certain Acts                                                                        4

Schedule 2--Operational areas                                                                                       6

Schedule 2A--Classes of permanent visas                                                             11

Schedule 3--Peacekeeping forces                                                                               12

Schedule 4--Oath and affirmation                                                                               14

Schedule 5--Savings and transitional provisions                                                15

Part 1--General                                                                                                                      15

1............ Service pensions--changes introduced on 1 October 1995 .............. 15

3............ Rent assistance--boarders and lodgers (changes introduced on 12 June 1989)        16

4............ Rent assistance--retirement village residents (changes introduced on 12 June 1989)              19

5............ Rent assistance (changes introduced on 20 March 1993) ................. 21

6............ Saving: Determinations under repealed sections 46Z and 46ZF ...... 25

7............ Transitional and saving provisions applicable to the amendments relating to the pension loans scheme                25

8............ Transitional and saving provisions: amendments relating to the transfer of carers 26

9............ Transitional provisions applicable to the amendments relating to amounts in respect of children          28

10.......... Saving provisions applicable to the amendments relating to amounts in respect of children   29

11.......... Saving provisions applicable to certain people who cease to be service pensioners on 1 January 1998                 32

11A....... Amendments relating to treatment of income streams ..................... 33

11B....... Transitional definition of deductible amount (commencing 1 July 2007)                 34

Part 2--Aged care accommodation bonds: certain transactions before 6 November 1997               36

12.......... Overview of Part .............................................................................. 36

13.......... Scope of Part .................................................................................... 36

14.......... Person's ordinary income reduced using financial asset rules .......... 37

15.......... Value of person's assets reduced ...................................................... 37

16.......... Meaning of exempt bond amount ...................................................... 38

Part 2A--Charge exempt residents under the Aged Care Act 1997        39

17.......... Meaning of charge exempt resident .................................................. 39

17A....... Persons who became charge exempt residents before commencement 39

17B....... Refunds of accommodation charge ................................................... 40

17C....... Person's ordinary income reduced using financial asset rules .......... 40

17D....... Value of person's assets reduced ...................................................... 41

17E........ Application of Part ........................................................................... 41

Part 3--Transitional provisions: changes made by the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Payment Processing) Act 1998                                      42

18.......... Definitions ........................................................................................ 42

19.......... Payability and payment of pension during transition period ........... 42

20.......... Continued operation of Act in relation to cancellation etc. of pensions   42

21.......... First pension period ......................................................................... 43

22.......... Continued operation of certain notices given before 13 July 1999 .. 43

23.......... Consequences of occurrence of certain events etc. ........................... 43

24.......... Transitional regulations .................................................................... 44

Part 4--Transitional provisions: changes made by Schedule 5 to the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2000                                           45

25.......... Definitions ........................................................................................ 45

26.......... Payability and payment of pension during transition period ........... 45

27.......... Continued operation of Act in relation to cancellation etc. of pensions   45

28.......... First pension period ......................................................................... 46

29.......... Transitional regulations .................................................................... 46

Part 5--Transitional provisions: changes on 20 September 2009              47

30.......... Transitional rates of service pension and income support supplement on and after 20 September 2009               47

31.......... Amounts affecting transitional rate of service pension .................... 50

32.......... Amounts affecting transitional rate of income support supplement 55

33.......... Rate of payments to partners of persons affected by clause 30 ...... 57

34.......... Payment and income tax consequences of receiving service pension or income support supplement at rate affected by clause 30 ........................................................................................... 58

Schedule 6--Calculation of rates of service pension and income support supplement        60

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                              60

1............ Steps in rate calculation .................................................................... 60

2............ Standard categories of family situations ........................................... 60

3............ Explanation of Rate Calculator ......................................................... 61

4............ Application for income tax purposes of reductions in respect of service pension or income support supplement .......................................................................................................... 61

5............ Commencing rates ............................................................................. 63

Part 2--Rate Calculator                                                                                                     64

Module A--Overall rate calculation process                                                 64

Module B--Maximum basic rate                                                                          75

Module BA--Pension supplement                                                                       76

Module C--Rent assistance                                                                                    78

Module E--Ordinary/adjusted income test                                                     89

Module F--Assets test                                                                                              93

Module G--Remote area allowance                                                                    96

Notes                                                                                                                                             99