Commonwealth Numbered Acts

VETERANS' AFFAIRS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (NO. 2) 1992

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Application  
   4.      Principal Act  
   5.      Criteria for issue of certificate of entitlement: advances other than widow or widower advances and advances for essential repairs  
   6.      Principal Act  
   7.      Pensions to dependants of certain deceased Australian mariners  
   8.      Certain dependants to be automatically paid pension  
   9.      Rates of pension on death or total incapacity  
   10.     Indexation of rate of pension  
   11.     Schedule 1  
   12.     Principal Act  
   13.     Eligibility for pension  
   14.     Certain dependants to be automatically paid pension  
   15.     Dependants eligible to be provided with treatment  
   16.     Interpretation  
   17.     General rate of pension and extreme disablement adjustment  
   18.     Intermediate rate of pension  
   19.     Special rate of pension  
   20.     Increased rates of pension in certain cases  
   21.     Rates at which pensions are payable to dependants  
   22.     Service Pension Rate Calculator Where There Are No Dependent Children  
   23.     Service Pension Rate Calculator Where There Are Dependent Children  
   24.     Service Pension Rate Calculator for Blinded Veterans  
   25.     Service Pension Rate Calculator for Widows, Widowers and Non-illness Separated Spouses  
   26.     CPI Indexation Table  
   27.     Variations of rates of certain pensions  
   28.     Investment income definitions  
   29.     Repeal of section 46 and substitution of new section  
   30.     Insertion of new Subdivision  
   31.     Heading to Subdivision B of Division 8 of Part III  
   32.     Investments made before 1 January 1988 with friendly societies or where no immediate return  
   33.     Repeal of sections 46C to 46H  
   34.     Heading to Subdivision C of Division 8 of Part III  
   35.     Investments made before 9 September 1988  
   36.     Repeal of sections 46L to 46R  
   37.     Heading to Division 8A of Part III  
   38.     Repeal of section 46V and substitution of new section  
   39.      New section 46YA  
   40.     New section 46ZBA  
   41.     New section 46ZEA  
   42.     Service Pension Rate Calculator Where There Are No Dependent Children  
   43.     Service Pension Rate Calculator Where There Are Dependent Children  
   44.     Service Pension Rate Calculator for Blinded Veterans  
   45.     Service Pension Rate Calculator For Widows, Widowers and Non-illness Separated Spouses  
   46.     Indexed and adjusted amounts  
   47.     CPI Indexation Table  
   48.     Income test definitions  
   49.     Investment income definitions  
   50.     Investments made before 1 January 1988 with friendly societies or where no immediate return  
   51.     Repeal of section 46BA  
   52.     Investments made before 9 September 1988  
   53.     New Subdivision D of Division 8 of Part III  
   54.     Certain assets to be disregarded in calculating the value of a person's assets  
   55.     Disposal of ordinary income  
   56.     Disposal of assets  
   57.     Effect of participation in pension loans scheme-pension rate  
   58.     Division heading  
   59.     Fringe benefits and treatment at Departmental expense for certain service pensioners  
   60.     Repeal of sections and substitution of new section  
   61.     Eligibility for treatment at Departmental expense  
   62.     Insertion of new sections  
   63.     Secretary may require notification of an event or change of circumstances  
   64.     Secretary may require recipient to give particular information relevant to the payment of pension  
   65.     Service pension may be suspended or forfeited when pensioner in gaol  
   66.     Instalments may be redirected to partner or child  
   67.     Automatic termination-recipient complying with section 54 notification obligations  
   68.     Automatic termination-recipient not complying with section 54 notification obligations  
   69.     Cancellation or suspension determination-general  
   70.     Cancellation or suspension determination for failure to comply with section 54A notice  
   71.     Indexed and adjusted amounts  
   72.     CPI Indexation Table  
   73.     Adjustment of treatment benefits AVLs  
   74.     Veterans eligible to be provided with treatment  
   75.     Eligibilty for carer service pension  
   76.     Insertion of new section  
   77.     Earnings credit account balance may be set-off against ordinary income from remunerative work  
   78.     Earnings credit account  
   79.     Earnings credit account balance (Earnings Credit Account Balance Calculator)  
   80.     Age, invalidity and partner service pensions generally portable  
   81.     Investment income definitions  
   82.     Heading to Subdivision AA of Division 8 of Part III  
   83.     Investments to which this Subdivision applies  
   84.     Insertion of new section  
   85.     Age service pension may not be payable in some circumstances  
   86.     Invalidity service pension may not be payable in some circumstances  
   87.     Partner service pension may not be payable in some circumstances  
   88.     Carer service pension may not be payable in some circumstances  
   89.     Steps in rate calculation  
   90.     Application of income and assets test reductions for income tax purposes  
   91.     Rate of age, invalidity, partner and carer service pension (no dependent children)  
   92.     Rate of age, invalidity, partner and carer service pension (dependent child or children)  
   93.     Rate of age and invalidity service pension (blinded veterans)  
   94.     Rate of partner service pension for widows, widowers and non-illness separated spouses  
   95.     Rate of age, invalidity and carer service pensions (war widow and war widower)  
   96.     Calculation of amount of fortnightly instalment  
   97.     Eligibility for pharmaceutical allowance  
   98.     Pharmaceutical allowance not payable in some circumstances  
   99.     Rate of pharmaceutical allowance  
   100.    Repeal of section and substitution of new section  
   101.    Repeal of section and substitution of new section  
   102.     Repeal of section 118G  
   103.    Proper claim  
   104.    Repeal of Subdivision and substitution of new Subdivision  
   105.    Indexed and adjusted amounts  
   106.    Insertion of new section  
   107.    CPI Indexation Table  
   108.    Basic concept-income money and interest received  
   109.    Income test definitions  
   110.    Date of effect of favourable determination  
   111.    Rent assistance (changes introduced on 20 March 1993)  
   112.    Other amendments of the Veterans' Entitlements Act  
   113.    Consequential, minor and technical amendments  
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