Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS (SPECIAL ASSISTANCE) REGULATIONS 1999 - REG 6A

         (1)   A person is eligible for a crisis payment if:

            (a)    the person has been subjected to domestic or family violence, in Australia, by a family member of the person; and

               (b)    at the time of the violence the person was living with that family member; and

                (c)    the family member leaves, or is removed from, the person's home because of the violence; and

               (d)    the person remains living in the person's home after the family member leaves or is removed; and

                (e)    the person's home is in Australia; and

                (f)    the person contacts the Department, or claims the crisis payment, within 7 days after the day on which the family member leaves or is removed; and

                (g)    on the day on which the contact happens, or the claim is lodged, the person:

                          (i)    is in severe financial hardship; and

                         (ii)    has made a claim (whether on the same day or on an earlier day) for a pension entitlement and is eligible for the pension entitlement; and

                (h)    in the 12 months before the day on which the claim is made, no more than 3 crisis payments for which the person was eligible under this regulation or regulation 6 have been payable to the person.

         (2)   A person is not eligible for a crisis payment if the Commission is satisfied that the family member left the person's home with a view to the person obtaining a crisis payment.