Veterans' Entitlements (Rehabilitation Allowance) Regulations (Cth)

Veterans' Entitlements (Rehabilitation Allowance) Regulations

Statutory Rules 1994 No. 107 as amended

made under the

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

This compilation was prepared on 2 October 1998 taking into account amendments up to SR 1997 No. 173

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting, Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

1 Citation [see Note 1] 2 Commencement 3 Purpose 4 Interpretation 5 Who is eligible? 6 Application not required 7 Assessment by Commission 8 Amount of assistance 9 Notice of Commission's decision 10 Review of decisions 11 Cessation of operation

Notes

1 Citation [see Note 1]

These Regulations may be cited as the Veterans' Entitlements (Rehabilitation Allowance) Regulations.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on 28 April 1994.

3 Purpose

The purpose of these Regulations is: (a) to prescribe as circumstances in which the Commission may exercise its discretion, conferred by section 106 of the Act, to grant special assistance to a veteran or his or her dependants certain circumstances in which the veteran undertakes a program of vocational rehabilitation, and as a result he or she is, or his or her dependants are, financially disadvantaged; and (b) to prescribe the conditions subject to which the special assistance referred to in paragraph (a) may be granted.

4 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears: income means income of all kinds, including maintenance income. the Act means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.

5 Who is eligible?

A person is eligible to receive special assistance, called rehabilitation allowance, if he or she is: (a) a veteran who: (i) receives: (A) a disability pension under section 23, 24 or 25 of the Act; or (B) an invalidity service pension under section 37 of the Act; and (ii) has undertaken a program of vocational rehabilitation approved by the Commission; or (b) a dependant of a veteran referred to in paragraph (a); and his or her income has been reduced because he or she, or the veteran on whom he or she is dependent, became ineligible for payment of a pension, or eligible only for payment at a lower rate, as a result of undertaking the program.