Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FAMILY LAW REGULATIONS 1984 - REG 12A

                For the purposes of the definition of income tested pension, allowance or benefit in subsection 4 (1) of the Act, each of the following pensions, allowances or benefits is prescribed:

                (a)    the following entitlements under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 :

                          (i)    a service pension within the meaning given by subsection 5Q (1) of that Act;

                         (ii)    a Defence Force Income Support Allowance (DFISA) within the meaning given by subsection 5Q (1) of that Act;

                         (iii)    income support supplement under Part IIIA of that Act;

               (b)    a social security pension or a social security benefit within the meaning given by subsection 23 (1) of the Social Security Act 1991 ;

                (c)    a family tax benefit within the meaning given by subsection 3 (1) of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 , the Part A rate of which is higher than the base rate under clause 4 of Schedule 1 to that Act;

              (ca)    so much of an allowance under the Aboriginal study assistance scheme, within the meaning given by subsection 23 (1) of the Social Security Act 1991 , as is means tested;

               (d)    the amount of a boarding allowance under the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme, referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of current special educational assistance scheme in subsection 3 (1) of the Student Assistance Act 1973 , that is greater than the non means tested amount of the allowance;

                (e)    a payment under the scheme known as the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme;

                (f)    an AUSTUDY benefit under Part 2 of the Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973 as in force immediately before 1 July 1998.