VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 - SECT 56 Automatic termination or rate reduction--recipient complying with section 54 notification obligations

VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 - SECT 56

  (1)   Where:

  (a)   a person who is receiving a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment is given a notice under section   54; and

  (b)   the notice requires the person to inform the Department or a specified officer of the occurrence of an event or change in circumstances within a specified period (in this section called the notification period ); and

  (c)   the event or change in circumstances occurs; and

  (d)   the person informs the Department or specified officer of the occurrence of the event or change in circumstances within the notification period in accordance with the notice; and

  (e)   because of the occurrence of the event or change in circumstances:

  (i)   the person ceases to be eligible for the pension, income support supplement or veteran payment; or

  (ii)   the pension, income support supplement or veteran payment would, but for this section, cease to be payable to the person;

the pension, income support supplement or veteran payment continues to be payable to the person until the end of the notification period and then ceases to be payable to the person.

Note:   If a person ceases to receive a service pension or income support supplement, the person's eligibility for benefits under Division   12 will generally cease.

  (2)   If the pension, income support supplement or veteran payment ceases to be payable to the person under subsection   (1), the pension, supplement or payment is cancelled.

Note:   In some circumstances, the Commission may decide that the pension, supplement or payment is not cancelled but suspended (see sections   56ED and 56EE).

  (3)   If:

  (a)   a person who is receiving a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment is given a notice under section   54; and

  (b)   the notice requires the person to inform the Department or a specified officer of the occurrence of an event or change in circumstances within a specified period (the notification period ); and

  (c)   the event or change in circumstances occurs; and

  (d)   the person informs the Department or specified officer of the occurrence of the event or change in circumstances within the notification period in accordance with the notice; and

  (e)   because of the occurrence of the event or change in circumstances, the person's rate of pension, income support supplement or veteran payment is to be reduced;

then, except as otherwise provided by this Act, the pension, income support supplement or veteran payment becomes payable to the person at the reduced rate immediately after the end of the notification period.