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VETERANS' AFFAIRS (1994-95 BUDGET MEASURES) LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1994 No. 164 of 1994 - SCHEDULE 3

                           SCHEDULE 3                    Section 25

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS
ACT 1986 RELATING TO DIVISION 3 OF PART 2 1. Section 5 (Index):

   (a)  Omit the entry relating to 'disability pension', substitute:
  "disability pension    5Q(1)".


   (b)  Insert in their respective appropriate alphabetical positions
        (determined on a letter-by-letter basis):
  "adjusted income    5H(1)

  pension    5Q(1)".
2. Subsections 5G(3) and (4):

   (a)  After "service pensioner" insert "or income support supplement
        recipient".

   (b)  Omit "Part III", substitute "Parts III, IIIA and IIIB". 3. Subsection
        5H(1) (paragraph (c) of the definition of "available money"):
Omit "8B" and "III", substitute "4" and "IIIB" respectively. 4. Subsection
5H(1) (Note 2 at the end of the definition of "income"):
Omit "46B to 46D", substitute "46AA to 46AG". 5. Subsection 5H(1) (Note 3 at
the end of the definition of "income"):
Omit "46E" and "46B to 46D", substitute "46AG" and "46AA to 46AF"
respectively. 6. After subparagraph 5H(8)(w)(i):
Insert "(ia) income support supplement; or". 7. Paragraph 5J(1C)(e):
Omit "8B" and "III", substitute "4" and "IIIB" respectively. 8. Subsection
5L(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of "dispose"):
Omit "14", substitute "11". 9. Subsection 5L(1) (Note at the end of the
definition of "PLS assets"):
Omit "14", substitute "11". 10. Subsection 5MC(4):
Omit "14", substitute "11". 11. Subsection 5NA(1) (definition of "current
figure"):

   (a)  Omit "21" (wherever occurring), substitute "18".

   (b)  Omit "III", substitute "IIIB". 12. Subsection 5Q(1) (definition of
        "additional amounts for dependent children"):
Omit the definition, substitute:

" 'additional amounts for dependent children' means amounts of dependent child
add-on or guardian allowance added:

   (a)  to a person's maximum basic rate when working out the rate of the
        person's service pension; or

   (b)  to a person's provisional rate or ceiling rate (as the case requires)
        when working out the rate of the person's income support supplement;".
        13. Subsection 5Q(1) (definition of "Australia"):
Omit "Part III", substitute "Parts III and IIIA". 14. Subsection 5Q(1)
(paragraph (b) of the definition of "comparable foreign pension"):
After "service pension" insert ", income support supplement". 15. Subsection
5Q(1) (definition of "dependent child add-on"):

   (a)  After "pension" (first occurring) insert "or income support
        supplement".

   (b)  Add at the end:

"or (c) point 45Y-G3 of the Income Support Supplement Rate Calculator Where
There Are Dependent Children;". 16. Subsection 5Q(1) (definition of "guardian
allowance"):

   (a)  After "pension" (first occurring) insert "or income support
        supplement".

   (b)  Add at the end:

"or (c) point 45Y-G6 of the Income Support Supplement Rate Calculator Where
There Are Dependent Children;". 17. Subsection 5Q(1) (definition of "income
support pension"):
Omit the definition. 18. Subsection 5Q(1) (definition of "pension age"):
Add at the end:

"Note: The qualifying age for income support supplement is separately provided
for (see subsection 45A(2)).". 19. Subsection 5R(8):
Omit "Part III", substitute "Parts III and IIIA". 20. Subsections 5R(11) and
(12):

   (a)  After "pension" (whenever occurring) insert "or income support
        supplement".

   (b)  After "veteran pensioner add-on child" (wherever occurring) insert "or
        an income support supplement add-on child (as the case may be)". 21.
        Subsections 5R(11) and (12) (Note 1):
Add at the end "and for an income support supplement add-on child see point
45Y-I5". 22. Paragraph 35(1)(c):
Omit "; and". 23. Paragraph 35(1)(d):
Omit the paragraph. 24. Section 35H (Note):
Omit "19", substitute "16". 25. Section 36L (Note):
Omit "19", substitute "16". 26. Section 37L (Note):
Omit "19", substitute "16". 27. Section 38L (Note):
Omit "19", substitute "16". 28. Subsection 41(1) (Note 2):
Omit "12", substitute "9". 29. Subsection 42(1) (Note 2):
Omit "12", substitute "9". 30. Section 45X (Income Support Supplement Rate
Calculator Where There Are No Dependent Children-point 45X-D3-Table D):
Omit "1,591.20" (twice occurring), "2,652.00", "61.20" (twice occurring) and
"102.00", substitute "1,606.80", "2,683.20", "61.80" and "103.20"
respectively. 31. Section 45X (Income Support Supplement Rate Calculator Where
There Are No Dependent Children-point 45X-D6 (Note 2)): Omit "45X-C8 and
45X-C9", substitute "45X-D9 and 45X-D10". 32. Section 45X (Income Support
Supplement Rate Calculator Where There Are No Dependent Children-point
45X-D7-Table D-1):
Omit "1,591.20" (twice occurring), "2,652.00", "1,778.40" (twice occurring)
and "837.20", substitute "1,606.80", "2,683.20", "1,799.20" and "847.60"
respectively. 33. Section 45X (Income Support Supplement Rate Calculator Where
There Are No Dependent Children-point 45X-E1 (Note 1)):
Omit "45X-A1 (Steps 5 to 12)", substitute "45X-B1 (Steps 4 to 12)". 34.
Section 45X (Income Support Supplement Rate Calculator Where There Are No
Dependent Children-point 45X-F1 (Note 1)):
Omit "45X-A1 (Steps 7 to 12)", substitute "45X-B1 (Steps 6 to 12)". 35.
Section 45Y (Income Support Supplement Rate Calculator Where There Are
Dependent Children-point 45Y-D1 (Note 1)):
Omit "45Y-A1 (Steps 4 to 9)", substitute "45Y-B1 (Steps 2 to 10)". 36. Section
45Y (Income Support Supplement Rate Calculator Where There Are Dependent
Children-point 45Y-F3-Table F):
Omit "2,116.40" (twice occurring), "3,182.40", "81.40" (twice occurring) and
"122.40", substitute "2,137.20", "3,218.80", "82.20" and "123.80"
respectively. 37. Section 45Y (Income Support Supplement Rate Calculator Where
There Are Dependent Children-point 45Y-F7-Table F-1):
Omit "2,116.40" (twice occurring), "3,182.40" (twice occurring), "1,955.20"
(twice occurring), "977.60" (twice occurring), "2,230.80" (twice occurring)
and "1,115.40" (twice occurring), substitute "2,137.20", "3,218.80",
"1,976.00", "988.00", "2,256.80" and "1,128.40" respectively. 38. Section 45Y
(Income Support Supplement Rate Calculator Where There Are Dependent
Children-point 45Y-G3-Table G-2):
Omit "1,669.20", "2,355.60", "64.20" and "90.60" substitute "1,747.20",
"2,446.60", "67.20" and "94.10" respectively. 39. Section 45Y (Income Support
Supplement Rate Calculator Where There Are Dependent Children-point 45Y-H1
(Note 1)):
Omit "45Y-A1 (Steps 5 to 7)", substitute "45Y-B1 (Steps 14 and 15) and point
45Y-B2 (Steps 6 and 7)". 40. Section 45Y (Income Support Supplement Rate
Calculator Where There Are Dependent Children-point 45Y-E1 (Note 1)):
Omit "45Y-A1 (Steps 6 to 10)", substitute "45Y-B1 (Steps 4 to 10)". 41.
Subsection 46AA(3) (Note):
Omit "8B", substitute "4". 42. Subsection 46ZB(2):
Omit "8", substitute "2". 43. Section 46ZC (Note 1):
Omit "8A", substitute "3". 44. Subsection 52N(4):
Omit "21", substitute "18". 45. Paragraph 52ZA(2)(a):
After "service pension" insert "or income support supplement". 46. Subsection
52ZB(3):
Omit "15", substitute "12". 47. Subsection 52ZB(3) (Note):
After "Calculator" insert "or Income Support Supplement Rate Calculator". 48.
Section 53A (Notes 1 and 2):
Omit "8A of Part III", substitute "3 of Part IIIB". 49. Section 58G (Note):
Omit "service". 50. Subsection 85(5) (Note):
Omit "Division 15 of Part III", substitute "Division 12 of Part IIIB". 51.
Subsection 115(5):
Omit "Division 19 of Part III" (wherever occurring), substitute "Division 16
of Part IIIB". 52. Paragraph 119(1)(b):

   (a)  Omit "Division 19 of Part III", substitute "Division 16 of Part IIIB".

   (b)  Omit "service". 53. Paragraph 119(1)(e):
Omit "service". 54. Subsection 119(2) (paragraph (a) of the definition of
"application"):
Omit the paragraph, substitute:

"(a) an application to increase the rate of:

        (i)    a pension granted under Part II or IV; or

        (ii)   a service pension granted under Part III; or

        (iii)  income support supplement granted under Part IIIA;". 55.
               Subsection 119(2) (definition of "claim"):
Add at the end:

"; or (d) a claim for income support supplement under Part IIIA". 56.
Subsection 126(4):

   (a)  Omit "or 39D", substitute ", 39D or 45I".

   (b)  Omit "Division 19 of Part III", substitute "Division 16 of Part IIIB".
        57. Subsection 126A(2):

   (a)  After "III" insert "or IIIA".

   (b)  Omit "or 39F(b)", substitute ", 39F(b) or 45K(b)". 58. Subsection
        126A(4):
After "III" insert ", IIIA". 59. Subsection 128A(1) (paragraph (a) of the
definition of "income payment"):
After "III" insert ", IIIA". 60. Subsection 132(12):

   (a)  Omit "or 39D", substitute ", 39D or 45I".

   (b)  Omit "Division 19 of Part III", substitute "Division 16 of Part IIIB".
        61. Subsection 176(8):
Omit "service" (wherever occurring). 62. Subsection 177(2):
After "service pension" (wherever occurring) insert "or income support
supplement". 63. Subsection 177(5):
Omit "service pension" (wherever occurring), substitute "pension". 64.
Subsection 178(3):
After "service pension" insert "or income support supplement". 65. Subsection
189(5) (definition of "pension"):
After "service pension" insert ", income support supplement,".