Veterans’ Entitlements (Income Support Supplement – Permanent Incapacity for Work) Determination 2015 (Cth)

Veterans' Entitlements (Income Support Supplement — Permanent Incapacity for Work) Determination 2015

Instrument 2015 No. R25

The REPATRIATION COMMISSION makes this Determination under subsection 45QA (1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA).

Dated this 2nd day of July 2015

SEAL

Simon Lewis Major General Craig Orme Major General Mark Kelly ………………………………………………………………………………….……… SIMON LEWIS MAJOR GENERAL CRAIG ORME Major General Mark Kelly AO DSC PRESIDENT DEPUTY PRESIDENT COMMISSIONER

Part 1: Preliminary

1.1 Name of determination

This Determination is the Veterans' Entitlements (Income Support Supplement – Permanent Incapacity for Work) Determination 2015.

1.2 Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after registration.

1.3 Revocation

The Veterans' Entitlements (Income Support Supplement – Permanent Incapacity for Work) Determination 1999 is revoked.

Note: the revoked determination was made under section 45AA of the VEA. Section 45AA was repealed by the Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (2007 Election Commitments) Act 2008 (2008 Act). Item 6 of Schedule 2 of the 2008 Act provides: "A determination in force under section 45AA of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 immediately before the commencement of this Schedule continues in force after that commencement as if it were a determination under section 45QA of that Act.". Accordingly the revoked determination is deemed to have been made under section 45QA of that Act and may be revoked under section 45QA.

1.4 Purpose

This Determination specifies the circumstances in which a person is permanently incapacitated for work for eligibility for an income support supplement under the VEA.